Explanation
BACKGROUND: An appropriation is needed for the Third Grade Safety Belt Program. The Division of Police participates in the program through an agreement with the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety to conduct safety belt education in primary schools in the City of Columbus. A special purpose grant account was established for the funds received for participating in the program. Expenditures from this fund, per the program guidelines, have been for traffic safety education, enforcement, training or materials.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $4,596.00 currently available in the Third Grade Safety Belt Program grant account for program approved traffic safety related expenditures. All expenditures will be made from available program funds. Therefore, there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to make the appropriated funds available at the earliest possible time to complete the program activities and close the special purpose grant account in a timely manner.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $4,596.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Police for the Third Grade Safety Belt Program; and to declare an emergency ($4,596.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police participates in the Third Grade Safety Belt Program; and
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety has provided funds for the Division's participation and use in traffic safety activities; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is needed to expend the funds available in the Third Grade Safety Belt account; and
WHEREAS, the earliest possible implementation of the funded acquisition and activities is needed to have the greatest impact for traffic safety and to allow for the timely completion and close out of the program; and
WHEREAS, and emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funds for the Third Grade Safety Belt Program for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose, the sum of $4,596.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD Obj #1 Obj #3 GRANT OCA
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SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Director of Public Safety; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordnance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.