Explanation
Background:
The Public Safety Department in cooperation with the City Attorney's Office has applied for a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. The funds shall be used to retain a Stalking Investigator who will work with the City Attorney's Domestic Violence unit to assist in the investigation of stalking cases, assist victims, and fill the liaison role with municipal police departments sharing information and maintaining data collection on stalking suspects. The Public Safety Department is the implementing agency and the City Attorney's Office will administer the grant.
The grant has been awarded by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, and this legislation will authorize the Mayor to accept the grant on behalf of the Public Safety Department and will authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award. This legislation will further authorize the City Attorney to enter into a contract with J Investigations, Inc. for the services of a Stalking Investigator and to waive the competitive procurement provisions.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $14,667.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2010 General Fund Budget.
Project period: 01/01/11 - 12/31/11
Federal Share: $44,000.00
Matching funds: $14,667.00
Total Grant: $58,667.00
Emergency Designation:
Emergency action is requested to allow the grant activities to commence on January 1, 2011.
Contract Compliance Number:
J Investigations 26-3757766. ACT expires 12/01/2012
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs in the amount of $44,000.00 for the funding of the Stalking Investigation Program; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of said funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of the grant in the amount of $14,667.00; to authorize the City Attorney to enter into a contract with J Investigations for the services of a Stalking Investigator; to waive the competitive procurement provision of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($58,667.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has awarded the City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety, a grant in the amount of Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00) for the Stalking Investigative Specialist Grant #2010-WF-VA6-V520 for the year 2011; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this grant requires the City to supply matching funds in the amount of Fourteen Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($14,667.00); and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney would like to enter into a contract with J Investigations for the services of a Stalking Investigative Specialist pursuant to said grant award; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant funds, transfer and appropriate the matching funds, and authorize a contract with J Investigations in order that the services supported may commence on January 1, 2011 and for the preservation of the pubic health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SECTION 1. That the Mayor be and hereby is authorized to accept the Stalking Investigative Specialist Grant #2010-WF-VA6-V520 in the amount of Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00) from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs.
SECTION 2. That the amount of Fourteen Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($14,667.00) is hereby transferred as follows:
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, organizational cost account 240101, object level one 03, object level three 3336.
TO: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, organizational cost account 240101, object level one 10, object level three 5501.
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, organizational cost account 240101, object level one 10, object level three 5501.
TO: department 2401, Stalking Investigative Grant fund, fund number 220, grant number 241020, organizational cost account 241020, object level three 0886.
SECTION 3. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with J Investigations to provide assistance in the investigation of stalking cases and other related services as set forth in the contract for the maximum contract amount of Fifty-eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($58,667.00).
SECTION 4. 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 during the project award period the sum of Fifty-eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($58,667.00) is appropriated as follows: department 2401, Stalking Investigative Grant, fund number 220, grant number 241020, organizational cost account 241020, object level three 3336.
SECTION 5. That funds appropriated in the foregoing Section 4 shall be paid upon order of the City Attorney 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 6. That for good cause shown, the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, are hereby waived.
SECTION 7. That for the 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.