Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the BYRNE Stalking Specialist Grant #04-DG-B-D100 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit for the funding of the Stalking Investigative grant program in the Domestic Violence unit of the City Attorney's Office. These funds shall be used to retain a Stalking Investigator who will assist in the investigation of stalking cases, assist victims, and fill the liaison role with all municipal police departments sharing information and maintaining data collection on stalking suspects. This ordinance will further authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $18,518.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2005 General Fund Budget.
Project period: 01/01/05 - 12/31/05
Federal Share: $55,554.00
Matching funds: $18,518.00
Total Grant: $74,072.00
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit and the appropriation of funds in the amount of Fifty-five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-four and no/100 Dollars ($55,554.00) for the funding of the Stalking Investigation program, to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of the grant in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and no/100 Dollars ($18,518.00) and to declare an emergency. ($74,072.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of Fifty-five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-four and no/100 Dollars ($55,554.00) for grant 04-DG-B-D100 Stalking Investigation program for the year 2005; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this grant requires that the City Attorney supply matching funds in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and no/100 Dollars ($18,518.00); 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 funds and transfer and appropriate the matching funds in order that the services supported may continue without interruption and for the preservation of the pubic health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to accept a grant in the amount of Fifty-five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-four and no/100 Dollars ($55,554.00) from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit.
SECTION 2. That the amount of Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and no/100 Dollars ($18,518.00) is hereby transferred as follows:
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 01, object level 03 1000, organizational cost account 240564.
TO: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 10, object level 03 5501, organizational cost account 240564.
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 10, object level 03 5501, organizational cost account 240564.
TO: department 2401, Stalking Specialist Grant fund, grant #245004, fund number 220, object level 03 0886, organizational cost account 245004.
SECTION 3. 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 Seventy-four Thousand Seventy-two and no/100 Dollars ($74,072.00) is appropriated as follows: department 2401, Stalking Specialist Grant, grant number 245004, fund number 220, organizational cost account 245004, object level 3 - 1000 the amount of $17,618.00 and object level 3 3000 the amount of $56,454.00.
SECTION 4. That funds appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 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 5. 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.