Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act. The grant is providing funds for training and travel costs of forensic lab personnel related to accreditation, certification, education and training to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science services. The City must act as a subgrantee to the State of Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services according to the federal grant guidelines. Therefore the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award to accept on behalf of the City.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make the funds available as soon as possible due to the short 9-month award period and for upcoming training opportunities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for the General Fund Account. All funds appropriated are reimbursable from the grant.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act via the State of Ohio, Office of Criminal Justice Services, to authorize an appropriation of $8,330.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the training for forensic lab personnel project and to declare an emergency. ($8,330.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act for training of forensic lab personnel; and
WHEREAS, advancing technology has created a need for up-to-date training for forensic lab personnel and city funds for training are limited; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to accept a Paul Coverdell subgrant for the Division of Police Crime Lab and to authorize an appropriation for the training for forensic lab personnel project 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 Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept a Paul Coverdell Subgrant for the Training of Forensic Lab Personnel.
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 purposes during the subgrant award period the sum of $8,330.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 03 3330 333017 333017 $3,550.00
30-03 220 03 3331 333017 333017 4,780.00
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.