Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Safety Director to expend $1,950,000.00 for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into a contract CT-15777 that charges a per diem amount for the housing of City of Columbus Prisoners, thus eliminating the need for an annual reconciliation. This contract, signed in 1994 by the County Commissioners and the city, is amended periodically only for per diem increases. The current per diem amount of $70 per day was established in January 2002. This ordinance is a request to expend $1,950,000 of prisoner expenses with the Franklin County Sheriff for the housing of City of Columbus Prisoners.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance Number: N/A
Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will ensure timely payments to Franklin County.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $1,950,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget of the Public Safety Director's office to pay Franklin County for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. At present, prior year funds of approximately $845,000 are available to supplement this year's budget. The Public Safety Department budgeted $6.0 million in the 2010 General Fund budget for the housing of prisoners with Franklin County. Additional funds will be encumbered later in the year if necessary to ensure the availability of funds before the 2011 budget is established. The city's cost of housing prisoners with Franklin County was $5,303,352 in 2009 and $7,018,685 in 2008. However, because of credits from prior years' over payments, the city only paid Franklin County $6,367,972 of the 2008 costs.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to expend funds for the use of Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners; to authorize the expenditure of $1,950,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,950,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus desires to continue its agreement with The Franklin County Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correctional Centers; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Director of Public Safety to continue with the terms of contract number CT-15777 between the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Commissioners established in 1994; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to continue the contract with Franklin County numbered CT-15777, and encumber funds to ensure timely payments for services being provided by the Franklin County Sheriff, and for the preservation of the public health, peace, 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 and directed to pay to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with contract number CT-15777, for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correction Centers.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1,950,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be hereby authorized from the Department of Public Safety as follows.
Division: 30-01 Fund: 010 OCA Code: 300111 Object Level 1: 03 Object Level 3: 3336 Amount: $1,950,000.00
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.