City of Columbus - File #: 1939-2004

• File #: 1939-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/25/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 11/22/2004
• Final action: 11/24/2004
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and accept a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, to authorize an appropriation of $800,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the Automated Fingerprint ID System (AFIS) Project and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/24/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/24/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
11/22/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/15/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
11/3/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/2/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/2/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/30/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/25/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:  The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency has awarded the City of Columbus, Division of Police a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award for an Automated Fingerprint ID System (AFIS) Project.  This award will provide partial funding for the upgrade of the current AFIS technology and supplies to support emergency response during a terrorist event.

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:  Emergency legislation is needed to expedite acceptance of the award and make the funds available for project expenditures due to the short project period and expected lengthy project implementation timeframe.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact for the City General Fund Account.  The grant project expenditures will be reimbursed by the awarded grant funds.

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and accept a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, to authorize an appropriation of $800,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the Automated Fingerprint ID System (AFIS) Project and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00).

Body

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency has awarded a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award to the City of Columbus, Division of Police; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Police is in need of funding for upgrading its current Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology and supplies to enhance and expand its capabilities; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Police must complete required application and acceptance paperwork in a timely manner to begin grant project activities; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and accept a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award and to authorize an appropriation for the AFIS Project for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1.  That the Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and accept a FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Sub-Recipient Award from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency.

Section 2.  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 purposes during the grant award period the sum of $800,000.00 is appropriated as follows:

DIV        FUND          OBJ #1           OBJ #3         OCACD         GRANT         AMOUNT

30-03        220                 06                 6643             334026            334026           800,000.00

Section 3.  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 and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.