Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police (CPD) has been awarded funding through the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Initiative. The Fiscal Year 2002 funding is for software and customization to enable documentation via diagramming of domestic violence injuries on the CPD electronic reporting system. The City must act as subgrantee to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners through the Justice Programs Unit according to federal grant guidelines. Therefore the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award and contract document to accept the award on behalf of the City.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to expedite making the funds available as soon as possible due to the short 3-month grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact for the General Fund Account. The City through the Division of Police will provide an in-kind match for the grant and all appropriated funds will be reimbursed through the grant.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award and enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit for a FY 2002 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant, to authorize an appropriation of $64,533.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the CPD-Scene PD grant project and to declare an emergency. ($64,533.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a FY 2002 Violence Against Women Act grant to enable documentation via diagramming of domestic violence injuries on the CPD electronic reporting system; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding is for specialized software and customization costs for the CPD-Scene PD project; and
WHEREAS, the 3-month limited grant award period started March 1, 2004; 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 FY02 VAWA grant for the CPD-Scene PD project and to authorize an appropriation for the above grant 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 enter into contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to accept a Fiscal Year 2002 Violence Against Women Act subgrantee award for the CPD-Scene PD Project.
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 award period the sum of $64,533.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ #1 OBJ #3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 02 2224 334022 334022 $64,533.00
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.