Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need: This legislation is needed to accept the funding awarded by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit for the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project and to appropriate these funds for the costs of the project. The award provides funds for personnel overtime costs to address crime and related issues by employing a community policing philosophy aimed at the enhancement of a better and safer quality of life in the Weinland Park Community.
B. Contract Compliance No. N/A
C. Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary for the immediate funding start up of the program activities.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The funding awarded covers 90% ($75,000.00) of the appropriated monies. The General Fund will provide the required remaining 10% ($8,333.00) match amount of funds.
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To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept an award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit for the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project, to authorize an appropriation of $83,333.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the project and to declare an emergency. ($83,333.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police will conduct Neighborhood Violence Intervention project activities to address crime and related issues; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit will provide funds in the amount of $75,000.00 for the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project; and
WHEREAS, as appropriation is needed to cover the costs associated with the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to accept and to appropriate funding for the cost of the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project activities, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Mayor of the City of Columbus be and hereby is authorized and directed to accept funding from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit in the amount of $75,000.00 for the Neighborhood Violence Intervention project activities.
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 period the sum of $83,333.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 01 1127 338017 338007 4,022.00
30-03 220 01 1131 338017 338007 61,874.00
30-03 220 01 1161 338017 338007 12,066.00
30-03 220 01 1171 338017 338007 905.00
30-03 220 01 1173 338017 338007 3,807.00
30-03 220 01 1102 338017 338007 540.00
30-03 220 01 1121 338017 338007 46.00
30-03 220 01 1160 338017 338007 73.00
Section 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 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 4. That for 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.