Explanation
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 307.15, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Columbus and Franklin County concerning wireless 9-1-1 Funds (Governmental Assistance Funds). Franklin County is responsible for the distribution of the Wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Funds from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Sub. House Bill 361 established a service charge of 28 cents per month to be billed to each wireless telephone number in the State of Ohio. The wireless service providers are required to bill for, collect, and remit the charges to the state, which, in turn distributes the proceeds to the eighty-eight counties. The proceeds are disbursed based on the number of wireless service subscribers in the county. The proceeds are to pay for the subdivision's equipment and personnel costs of the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) providing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 system, including call taking and dispatching operations. The City of Columbus is one of five PSAP agencies to receive funds from the proceeds in Franklin County.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to receive proceeds of the award in the shortest possible time.
FISCAL IMPACT: The City of Columbus is the largest PSAP in Franklin County by virtue of receiving approximately three quarters of all wireless 911 calls and anticipates receiving approximately $4.3 million in 2010, which represents both 2009 and 2010 disbursements. The County will maintain a portion of the fund to upgrade to next generation technology which will benefit Columbus and all remaining wireless 911 services in the County. A separate ordinance will appropriate the funds. The funds will be used to partially pay personnel costs of those employees engaged in wireless 911 call taking and dispatching operations.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Franklin County for the receipt of wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Funds; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City is the recipient of monies from Franklin County for the 9-1-1 Governmental Assistance Fund; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City desire to enter into a Intergovernmental Agreement; 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 the Intergovernmental Agreement for the wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Funds and receive the disbursement of funds in the shortest possible time for the immediate preservation of the 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 enter into the Intergovernmental Agreement with Franklin County in order to accept the wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Funds.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, 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.