Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus City Attorney, Columbus Police Department, Franklin County Public Defender, and the Franklin County Sheriff (Partner Agencies) wish to conduct a feasibility study to implement an electronic filing (e-filing) solution in the Franklin County Municipal Court. The Partner Agencies agree that by working together through a feasibility study the eventual implemented e-filing solution will be stronger because it will take into account the needs of the Partner Agencies.
The State of Ohio Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF) is offering grants to conduct feasibility studies of this nature.
The LGIF grant process is a competitive review process based on the applicant meeting selected criteria. Some of the criteria are expected return, probability of success, and past success. A resolution of support from Columbus City Council is required because Columbus City Council is the legislative body for several of the Partner Agencies. The LGIF applications are due to the Ohio Department of Development on March 1, 2012.
Emergency action is requested for this resolution in order to comply with the time line for the LGIF Grant applications.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To support the application of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus City Attorney, Columbus Police Department, Franklin County Public Defender, and the Franklin County Sheriff for a grant from the State of Ohio Local Government Innovation Fund to conduct an electronic filing system feasibility study; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is dedicated to supporting cooperation and collaboration between government agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus City Attorney, Columbus Police Department, Franklin County Public Defender, and the Franklin County Sheriff wish to collaborate on a feasibility study for the implementation of an electronic filing solution in the Franklin County Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio Local Government Innovation Fund requires a Resolution of Support from the legislative bodies of any agency collaborating on a grant application; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to approve said resolution in order to comply with the time line for the LGIF Grant applications, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City of Columbus supports the efforts of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus City Attorney, Columbus Police Department, Franklin County Public Defender, and the Franklin County Sheriff to apply for a grant from the State of Ohio Local Government Innovation Fund to conduct a feasibility study for an electronic filing solution in the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Section 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this resolution is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after adoption if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.