Explanation
Need: An additional appropriation is needed to provide funds to pay sworn overtime for the ongoing S.T.O.P. Teenage Opportunity to Purchase Program. The Columbus Division of Police is collaborating with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies to reduce the opportunity for juveniles to purchase alcohol throughout Franklin County. The S.T.O.P. program will provide reimbursement for the sworn overtime pay. Timely accounting for this program on the city system will require emergency legislation to make the appropriated funds available for 2007 activities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All funds appropriated are reimbursable from the S.T.O.P. program; therefore there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make the appropriated funds available for city accounting activities in 2007. Emergency status will allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
Title
To authorize an additional appropriation of $20,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the S.T.O.P. program; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police will continue to participate on an overtime basis in S.T.O.P. program activities to reduce the opportunity for juveniles to purchase alcohol; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Sheriff's Offices has funding for the reimbursement of S.T.O.P. program overtime pay; and
WHEREAS, an additional appropriation is needed for the S.T.O.P. program overtime pay costs; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; 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 appropriate additional funds for the S.T.O.P. program 2007 accounting for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. 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 program period the sum of $20,000 is appropriated as follows:
DIV 30-03| FD 220| OBJ#1 01| OBJ#3 1131| OCA 332010| GRANT 332010| AMOUNT 20,000.00|
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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 3. That for the 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.