Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Police has been awarded additional funding through the FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for a S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) project. The project goal is to develop a standardized method to collect evidence from the bodies of male sexual assault suspects. Project activities include the development of a suspect exam kit, a protocol for its use, and training for consultants to respond and collect evidence when necessary and appropriate. Acceptance and appropriation of the additional award is for additional overtime expenses included in the grant, a portion of which will be reimbursed by the grant, with the remainder being borne by the General Fund as the City's match.
This is a small pilot project by the Division of Police Sexual Assault Unit to collaborate with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) and advocates to document court worthy evidence in sexual assault cases. The City must act as a sub-grantee to the Franklin County Board of Commissioner through the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs according to the federal grant guidelines. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a revised sub-grantee award and contract documents to accept the additional award on behalf of the city.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to make the additional funding available as soon as possible because the grant award period end date is August 31, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes an additional appropriation and expenditure of $4,000 from the Geneal Government Grant fund to contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the Violence Against Women S.T.O.P program. The General Fund will be responsible for an additional $1,334.00 in sworn officer overtime including benefits as the required city match for the grant award. The revised total project cost including the city match is $18,454.00. The overtime funding is available in the police's General Fund budget for this match.
Title
To authorize and direct The Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a revised sub-grantee award and enter into a revised contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs for a FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant, to authorize an additional appropriation of $4,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police; and to declare an emergency. ($4,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The Division of Police has been awarded an additional $4,000.00 for a FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant to develop a standardized method to collect evidence from the bodies of male sexual assault suspects; and
WHEREAS, the grant award period has an August 31, 2010 end date and emergency legislation is necessary to make the additional grant funds available as soon as possible for grant project activities; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to accept and appropriate the additional $4,000.00 from the FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, 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 a revised contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to accept a revised FY09 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) sub-grantee award for the Sexual Assault Suspect Evidence Collection 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 purposes during the grant period, the sum of $4,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV |
FD |
OBJ#1 |
OBJ#3 |
OCACD |
GRANT |
AMOUNT |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1127 |
339047 |
339047 |
$196.30 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1131 |
339047 |
339047 |
$3,020.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1161 |
339047 |
339047 |
$588.90 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1171 |
339047 |
339047 |
$43.80 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1173 |
339047 |
339047 |
$151.00 |
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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 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.