Explanation
BACKGROUND: An appropriation is needed for the Stop Teenage Opportunity to Purchase (S.T.O.P.) Program. The Columbus Division of Police has collaborated with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies to reduce the opportunity for juveniles to purchase alcohol throughout Franklin County. The S.T.O.P. program has provided reimbursement for sworn overtime pay for underage alcohol enforcement activities. An appropriation is needed to properly process the final 2012 reimbursement amount and complete the accounting activities for the city assigned S.T.O.P. grant account.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $3,558.64 in the General Government Grant Fund in order to process the final 2012 S.T.O.P. program costs. S.T.O.P. program reimbursements have been received from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for Columbus Police Division S.T.O.P. program overtime expenditures. This final appropriation is needed to complete the city internal accounting processing of the 2012 S.T.O.P. Grant funds.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make the appropriated funds available as soon as possible to complete the calendar year 2012 S.T.O.P. program accounting activities. Emergency status will allow the necessary final financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system and the S.T.O.P. program city grant account closed in the most timely manner.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $3,558.64 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Police in order to process the final costs associated with the 2012 S.T.O.P. program activities; and to declare an emergency. ($3,558.64)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police has participated, on an overtime basis, in S.T.O.P. program activities to reduce the alcohol purchases by juveniles; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office has provided the final reimbursement funding for the 2012 S.T.O.P. program officer overtime pay; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is needed for the S.T.O.P. program to complete the 2012 final City of Columbus internal accounting transactions; 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 appropriate funds for the S.T.O.P. program 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 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 the sum of $3,558.64 is appropriated as follows:
DIV 30-03| FD 220| OBJ#1 01| OBJ#3 1131| OCA 332010| GRANT 332010| AMOUNT 3,558.64|
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. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 4. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
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.