City of Columbus - File #: 0446-2004

• File #: 0446-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/25/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 3/15/2004
• Final action: 3/17/2004
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award, to authorize an appropriation of $64,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of Project Safe Neighborhoods (2004) and to declare an emergency. ($64,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/16/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/15/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/15/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/1/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/1/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/1/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/1/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/1/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/27/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/27/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/25/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/25/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/25/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:  The City of Columbus Division of Police was recently awarded Federal FY 2003 funding through the Project Exile Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act of 2003.

The goal of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative is to decrease gun violence and aggressively prosecute those who commit crimes with firearms. The funding is for specialized Crime Lab equipment to perform analysis of firearms and to transfer information to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In cooperation with these local federal agencies the Columbus Division of Police will seek federal prosecution of applicable crimes with firearms.

Emergency Designation:  Emergency legislation is necessary to expedite making the funds available to purchase the specialized equipment at the earliest possible time.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award, to authorize an appropriation of $64,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of Project Safe Neighborhoods (2004) and to declare an emergency. ($64,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police was recently awarded a Federal FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police will be working with local federal agencies to seek federal prosecution of crimes involving firearms; and

WHEREAS, recent increased firearms violence events have added to the workload and magnified the immediate need for additional specialized equipment for the analysis of firearms; 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 FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award and authorize an appropriation for the Project Safe Neighborhoods (2004) 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 FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award.

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 award period the sum of $64,000.00 is appropriated as follows:

DIV      FD      OBJ #1      OBJ #3        OCA      GRANT#      AMOUNT

30-03      220             06            6697      334020                       334020            $58,000.00

30-03      220             06           6649      334020                       334020                6,000.00

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.