Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public safety to pay the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners, including the cost of the work release program. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into a contract, numbered 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 ordinance will modify and increase the funding of that contract.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance Number: N/A
Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will insure timely payments to Franklin County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Ten million and nine-hundred thousand dollars are budgeted in the Safety Director's office in 2005 for this contract. Prior-year funds of approximately $1.1 million are available to supplement this year's jail and work release expenses. The city's total jail contract expenditure with Franklin County totaled $10.03 million in 2004 and $11.7 million in 2003.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase a
contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of
prisoners: to authorize the expenditure of $10,500,000 from the General Fund
and to declare an emergency. ($10,500,000)
Body
WHEREAS, the city of Columbus desires to continue its contract with The Franklin County Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correctional Centers, including the Work Release Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase contract number Ct -15777 between the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a contract numbered CT-15777, to ensure timely payments to Franklin County for services provided 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 modify and increase contract number CT-15777 with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correction Centers, including the Work Release Program.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $10,500,000, 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 One:03, Object Level Three: 3336, Amount: $10,500,000.00
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.