Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, was awarded funding through a COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grant. CHRP is part of the Federal 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The funding for this award is for 50 sworn officer positions, full-time, entry-level, grant approved salary and fringe benefits for three years (36 months) for new or rehired career law enforcement officer positions. This legislation is needed to authorize the acceptance of the grant award with the terms and conditions, and to appropriate the grant funds. The federal funds will be received on a reimbursement basis as approved personnel costs are incurred. Extensions of the award period may be requested. There will be officer costs not eligible for federal funding. These costs include, among other things, step raises, shift and overtime pay, uniform allowances and increases in fringe benefits costs as officers become entitled to these benefits under the collective bargaining contract.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of the 2009 COPS Hiring Recovery Program grant of $12,742,800.00. These funds are reimbursable via the Federal 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The city will be responsible for the grant project expenditures not eligible for federal reimbursement as referenced above, and will be budgeted as such.
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To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to authorize an appropriation of the grant award amount of $12,742,800.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the approved grant expenditures. ($12,742,800.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, was awarded grant funding through the FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act COPS Hiring Recovery Program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, was unable to fund the hiring of new sworn full-time entry level positions due to the overall economic and specific city budget difficulties; and
WHEREAS, legislation is needed to process the grant acceptance documents and set up the city appropriation of the grant award; 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 is hereby authorized and directed to accept a COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant funded by the FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services for 50 sworn full-time entry level officer positions for the Columbus Division of Police.
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 $12,742,800.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJLV#1 OBJLV#3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 01 1127 339046 339046 483,900.00
30-03 220 01 1130 339046 339046 7,121,950.00
30-03 220 01 1132 339046 339046 272,950.00
30-03 220 01 1150 339046 339046 1,723,150.00
30-03 220 01 1161 339046 339046 1,258,100.00
30-03 220 01 1166 339046 339046 1,466,550.00
30-03 220 01 1171 339046 339046 93,600.00
30-03 220 01 1173 339046 339046 322,600.00
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 this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.