Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of funds within the Special Purpose Fund for the Columbus Police Reserves. This appropriation will provide partial funding for costs associated with the operations of the Columbus Police Reserves Organization. Specifically, funds will be used for such things as memberships, third party insurance, and uniform parts.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NO: N/A
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested to ensure that reserve police officers have the appropriate insurance coverage throughout the year and to avoid any lapses in coverage.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $8,200.00 in the Special Purpose Fund for the Police Reserves Organization. All funds being appropriated are donations. There is no impact on the General Fund for this ordinance or appropriations.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $8,200.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Special Purpose Fund to the Division of Police to provide partial funding for the costs associated with the Columbus Police Reserves Organization; and to declare an emergency. ($8,200.00)
Body
WHEREAS, contributions have been made for the operations of the Columbus Police Reserves organization; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is needed to cover costs associated with the Columbus Police Reserves Organization; 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 the aforementioned funds to ensure that reserve police officers have appropriate insurance coverage, thereby preserving the 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 Special Purpose Fund, No. 223, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, the sum of $8,200.00 is appropriated to the Division of Police, as follows:
DIV OCA SUB-FD OBJ L #3 AMOUNT
30-03 301218 026 2221 $ 2,000.00
30-03 301218 026 2290 $ 1,000.00
30-03 301218 026 3333 $ 1,200.00
30-03 301218 026 3372 $ 1,000.00
30-03 301218 026 3392 $ 3,000.00
TOTAL $ 8,200.00
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Public Safety Director; 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 all funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this fund in 2013 are hereby deemed appropriated in an amount not to exceed the available cash balance in the fund.
SECTION 4. 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.