City of Columbus - File #: 2261-2006

• File #: 2261-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/4/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 1/29/2007
• Final action: 1/30/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY2006 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, to authorize Lt. Ramona Patts as the official city representative to act in connection with the subgrant, and to authorize an appropriation of $150,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the FY06 Justice Assistance Grant project. ($150,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/30/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/30/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/29/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/29/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/22/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
1/10/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/9/2007	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
12/12/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
12/11/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/8/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/8/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/8/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/7/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/7/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/7/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/7/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/6/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/6/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/5/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/5/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/4/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/4/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/4/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2006 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. The JAG program provides funding to allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. The city has been awarded $150,000.00 under the purpose area of technology improvements for the updates, maintenance and service to the Division of Police Records Management System, Net RMS. The activities and expenditures are needed to make the system as efficient and effective as possible for both internal users and public access functions.  The City must act as a subgrantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs per our joint Memorandum of Understanding and Interlocal Agreement previously approved by the City and the County and on file with the U.S. Department of Justice. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award to accept on behalf of the City. The official City program contact authorized to act in connection with this grant is Technical Services Bureau Lt. Ramona Patts.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for the City General Fund Account. All appropriated funds will be reimbursed by the grant award.

Title

To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY2006 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, to authorize Lt. Ramona Patts as the official city representative to act in connection with the subgrant, and to authorize an appropriation of $150,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the FY06 Justice Assistance Grant project. ($150,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the FY06 Justice Assistance Grant program for technology improvement projects for the Division of Police Records Management System, Net RMS; and

WHEREAS, Lt. Ramona Patts has been identified as the official city representative to act in connection with the FY06 Justice Assistance Grant and to provide information as required; and

WHEREAS, updates,  maintenance and service to the Division of Police Records Management System, Net RMS, will support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system; 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 an FY06 Justice Assistance Grant for technology updates for the Columbus Division of Police.

Section 2. That Lt. Ramona Patts is designated as the official city program contact and authorized to act in connection with the FY06 Justice Assistance Grant and to provide information as required.

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 purposes during the subgrant award period the sum of $150,000.00 is appropriated as follows:

DIV 30-03| FD 220|   OBJ#1 03 |        OBJ#3 3372| OCACD 338011| GRANT 338011|| AMOUNT 150,000.00

Section 4. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 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 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.