Explanation
Need: An appropriation is needed from the Law Enforcements Grants - NADDI (National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, Inc.) account to provide funds to support increased enforcement and education in preventing prescription drug abuse. The NADDI has provided funds for minor equipment purchases, specialized training and confidential expenditures (i.e. undercover buys, paying informants, etc.) for operational activities and expenses directly related to investigations involving the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make these funds available to begin equipment purchases, training registrations and operational activities at the earliest possible time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact for the City General Fund Account. All appropriated funds will come from the Private Grant Account.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police for support of criminal investigation of unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Law Enforcement Grants - NADDI account has funding to assist criminal investigative efforts into the unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs throughout the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police Narcotics Bureau is in need of funds for the investigation of illegal distribution of prescription drugs and illicit pharmaceutical diversion in order to protect the public health; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public 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 Private Grant Account and from all monies estimated to come into said funds from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose, the sum of $10,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ LV#1 OBJ LV#3 OCA GRANT# AMOUNT
30-03 291 02 2216 337038 337038 3,500.00
30-03 291 02 2245 337038 337038 500.00
30-03 291 03 3330 337038 337038 6,000.00
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.