Explanation
Ordinance 1472-02, passed September 23, 2004 authorized the acceptance by the City Attorney of the first phase of a U.S. Department of Justice Community Prosecution grant in the amount of $75,000.00 The U.S. Department of Justice has now awarded the City Attorney the second and final phase of said grant in the amount of $150,000.00 for the award period of April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to accept the grant and appropriates the funds necessary to carry out this program.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the continued funding of the Communty Prosecution Grant program, to authorize the appropriation of One Hundred Fifty Thousdand Dollars and to declare an emergency ($150,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for Grant No. 2002-PP-CX-0050 Community Prosecution Implementation Grant for the award period of April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant in order that the services supported may continue uninterrupted; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to accept a grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice in the amount of $150,000.00 for the Community Prosecution Implementation Grant program.
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 purpose during the project award period the sum of $150,000.00 is appropriated as follows: Department/Div 2401, Community Prosecution Grant, Grant #252004, OCA 252004, OL1 - 01, OL3 - 1000, $128,669.00; OL1 - 02, OL3 - 2000, $13,386.00; OL1 - 03, OL3 - 3000, $7,945.00.
SECTION 3. That the funds appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 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 4. 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.