Explanation
Need: An appropriation is needed from the Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund to provide funds for accident investigation training courses and DWI Enforcement Conference for officers in the Traffic Bureau. Fines are received each time an officer arrests a person and they are convicted for DUI. The funds are then deposited in the Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 4511.99. This advanced training will result in officers that are better equipped for their work with fatal, near fatal and hit-skip accidents where drivers are under the influence of alcohol when the accidents occur.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make funds available for upcoming training courses.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Since these funds to be appropriated are from the Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund, there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $5,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Alcohol Treatment Fund to the Division of Police to pay for advanced training for the Accident Investigation Unit and DWI Conference for Traffic Bureau personnel; and to declare an emergency. ($5,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund receives funds from officers arresting DUI drivers that are paid to an enforcement and education fund; and
WHEREAS, funds are needed to cover expenses for advanced training for Accident Investigation officers and to fund a DWI Conference; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds 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 Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 the sum of $5,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD SBFD OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCA AMOUNT
30-03 225 002 03 3331 303225 5,000.00
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 reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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.