Explanation
NEED: The Division of Police was awarded funding through the FY2009 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program as part of the Federal 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. The City must act as a subgrantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs per the Memorandum of Understanding and Interlocal Agreement required by this program and agreed to by the city and the county (ORD#0471-2009). Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign sub grantee award documents on behalf of the city to accept the $1,688,000.00 awarded to fund projects for the Division of Police. The projects and their approved funding awards are as follows:
Retain Police Officer Jobs (114th Recruit Class) $1,200,000.00
Fingerprint Technician Staffing (2 part-time positions) 68,000.00
Community Crime Patrol 50,000.00
Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (AFIS) Upgrade and Maintenance 300,000.00
Forensic Scientist for DNA testing 70,000.00
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to process the acceptance documents in a timely manner for the grant, and to expedite making the awarded funds available for approved grant project activities.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,688,000.00 for grant projects approved for FY2009 Justice Assistance Grant funding via the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. There will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund. All expenditures will be reimbursed with the approved grant funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY09 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security And Justice Programs; to authorize an appropriation of $1,688,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the grant activities; and to declare an emergency. ($1,688,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded grant funding through the FY09 Justice Assistance Grant program for project activities eligible for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds; and
WHEREAS, the project activities include funding for the 114th Police Recruit Class, Fingerprint Technician Staffing, a Forensic Scientist for DNA testing, Community Crime Patrol Activities and Automated Fingerprint Identification System Upgrades and Maintenance; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is needed to process the grant acceptance documents in a timely manner and to expedite making the awarded funds available for approved project activities; 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 accept and appropriate the FY09 Justice Assistance Grant funded via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, 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 FY09 Justice Assistance grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant for approved grant project activities 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 periods, the sum of $1,688,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD ObjLv#1 ObjLv#3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 01 1127 339034 339034 $ 53,039.00
30-03 220 01 1130 339034 339034 707,182.00
30-03 220 01 1150 339034 339034 256,265.00
30-03 220 01 1161 339034 339034 137,900.00
30-03 220 01 1171 339034 339034 10,255.00
30-03 220 01 1173 339034 339034 35,359.00
TOTAL 339034 $1,200,000.00
30-03 220 01 1112 339134 339034 53,777.00
30-03 220 01 1120 339134 339034 3,227.00
30-03 220 01 1160 339134 339034 7,528.00
30-03 220 01 1171 339134 339034 779.00
30-03 220 01 1173 339134 339034 2,689.00
TOTAL 339134 $68,000.00
30-03 220 03 3337 339135 339034 $50,000.00
30-03 220 03 3372 339136 339034 $300,000.00
30-03 220 01 1101 339137 339034 44,734.00
30-03 220 01 1121 339137 339034 4,473.00
30-03 220 01 1150 339137 339034 11,645.00
30-03 220 01 1160 339137 339034 6,263.00
30-03 220 01 1171 339137 339034 649.00
30-03 220 01 1173 339137 339034 2,236.00
TOTAL 339137 $70,000.00
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.