Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation of $10,000.00 from the Columbus Foundation in support of the Mayor's Coalition for Nonviolent Columbus Program. This Coalition for Nonviolent Columbus program offers grants for one time costs for neighborhood led initiatives that address crime and safety within Columbus Neighborhoods.
This ordinance also authorizes the appropriation of $10,000.00 within Public Safety's Private Grant Fund and authorizes the Safety Director to enter into contract with Crime Stoppers and expend $10,000.00 for distribution of the donated funds to Columbus neighborhood-led initiatives that address crime and safety.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to meet grant deadlines and make the funds available immediately for distribution to address crime prevention and safety initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the Safety Director to accept $10,000.00 in donation, appropriate the funds and enter into contract with Crime Stoppers to distribute the donated funds to grant applicants. Ordinance 0322-2011, passed on 3/14/2011 allocated $45,000.00 in General Funds to Crime Stoppers for the same purpose.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to accept a donation of $10,000.00 from The Columbus Foundation in support of the Mayor's Coalition for Nonviolent Columbus; to authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 within the unappropriated balance of the Private Grant Fund; to enter into contract with Central Ohio Crime Stoppers to provide funds to be distributed to community groups and organizations for crime prevention and safety programs; to authorize an expenditure of $10,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate $10,000.00 donated by the Columbus Foundation in support of the Mayor's Coalition for Nonviolent Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's Coalition for Nonviolent Columbus Program is intended to provide financial support for one time costs for neighborhood-led initiatives that address crime and safety within Columbus neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that has agreed to contract with the Department of Public Safety to distribute grant funds provided by the City of Columbus to area groups; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to accept and appropriate private funds and enter into contract with Crime Stoppers in order to meet award deadlines and reduce criminal activity for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to accept private donations from the Columbus Foundation.
SECTION 2. That from the unallocated monies in the Private Grant Fund 291, and from any and all sources unallocated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the sum of $10,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated to the Department of Public Safety, Division 3001, OCA Code 331104, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, a non-profit group, to distribute City donated funds to area neighborhood groups for the purpose of implementing programs that will reduce criminal activity in Columbus neighborhoods.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose stated in Section 3, the expenditure of $10,000.00, or so much thereof as necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Public Safety Private Donation Fund 291, Department/Division No 30-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 331104.
SECTION 5. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from an after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.