Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a reimbursement grant in the amount of $38,570 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Franklin County Board of Commissioners. The expenses will be paid by the Court's special revenue fund, probation fees, and the reimbursements will then be deposited into the same fund. This grant will fund a batter intervention program for indigent probationers.
FISCAL IMPACT
No general fund resources are needed as the expenses will be paid from the governmental grant fund.
Emergency legislation is requested to expedite funding for the new grant cycle as close to its commencement on April 1, 2010 as possible.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept and appropriate a reimbursement $38,570.00 grant award from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the batter intervention program for indigent probationers; and to declare and emergency. ($38,570.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to provide batter intervention in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Franklin County Municipal Court, Department of Probation Services; and
WHEREAS, a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of $38,570 has been awarded to provide reimbursement of the a batter intervention program for indigent probationers; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to accept the aforementioned grant to continue probationary services in the area of victim assistance and to appropriate and transfer the necessary funds for the program thereby preserving 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 Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court be and is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate a reimbursement grant in the amount of $38,570 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $38,570 or as much as may be necessary is hereby authorized from the Franklin County Municipal Court, department number 2501, general government grant fund, fund 220, grant number 251005 detail 200000, oca 251005, object level 1 - 3000
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court 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 the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that these transactions are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the city's financial records.
SECTION 5. That for the reason stated in the preamble here to, 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.