Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for enhanced probationary services with two probation officers. These two probation officers supervise individuals with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This legislation also will appropriate $146,205 from the general government grant fund. Grant monies will fund the salaries and benefits of two probation officers as well as training, probationer bus transportation, and various office equipment in the Franklin County Municipal Court from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order for this new cycle of funding to be in place as close to July 1, 2006 as possible.
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To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for enhanced probationary services; to appropriate $146,205 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($146,205.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court continue to receive support for its enhanced probationary services for offenders with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, in the amount of $146,205 are available to provide for salaries and benefits, as well as training, probationer bus transportation, and various office equipment of the two probation officers; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the city in that it is immediately necessary to accept the aforesaid grant for enhanced probationary services, and to appropriate the aforementioned funds to assure that this grant cycle can and will be able to commence as close to July 1, 2006 as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for enhanced probationary services for offenders with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the general government grant fund, fund 220 and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the twelve months ending June 30, 2007, the sum of $146,205 is appropriated to the Municipal Court Judges, department number 2501, grant number 256002, oca 256002 as follows: $134,619 to object level 1 - 01, object level 3 - 1101; $8,336 to object level 1 - 02, object level 3 - 2201; $1,500 to object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3331; $1,750 to object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3330.
SECTION 3. That the grant submitted to City Council is hereby approved and accepted in all respects, and, the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Administrative and Presiding Judge; 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 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance in 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.