Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Division of Police was awarded funding by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs for the Columbus Police Forensic Services Facility Project. The FY2010 grant award is providing funds for the design for an updated forensic service facility. The project will consolidate and house the Police Property Room, Crime Laboratory and Crime Scene Search Unit in one location. The location of all these operations within one building will allow for operational efficiencies and enhanced security. The official city program contact authorized to act in connection with this $300,000.00 grant is Crime Lab Manager, Jami St. Clair.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to complete the acceptance of the award and make the funds available as soon as possible for the grant activities. The grant award period start date is October 1, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of the $300,000.00 grant award and the appropriation of these funds. There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund budget. No matching funds are required and all grant expenditures will be reimbursed by the grant awarded funding.
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To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY2010 Congressionally Selected Grant award of $300,000.00 for the Columbus Police Forensic Services Facility Project from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance; to authorize the Crime Lab Manager as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant; to authorize an appropriation of $300,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the grant expenditures; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Police has been awarded funding for the Columbus Police Forensic Services Facility Project, and
WHEREAS, these funds are needed to contract for the design services necessary for the initial planning for an updated forensic services facility; and
WHEREAS, Crime Lab Manager Jami St. Clair has been identified as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant and provide information as required; and
WHEREAS, the grant award period began on October 1, 2010 and completion of the city legislative process is necessary for acceptance of the grant and to begin the grant funded activities; 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 authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY2010 Congressionally Selected Grant award, to authorize Crime Lab Manager Jami St. Clair as the official city representative for the grant and authorize an appropriation for the grant activities, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, 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 is hereby authorized and directed to accept a FY2010 Congressionally Selected Grant for the Columbus Police Forensic Services Facility.
SECTION 2. That Crime Lab Manager Jami St. Clair is designated as the official city program contact, is authorized to act in connection with the FY2010 Congressionally Selected Grant, and is to provide any additional information required.
SECTION 3. 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 $300,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEVEL (1) OBJ LEVEL (3) OCA # GRANT# AMOUNT
30-03 220 03 3336 331017 331017 $300,000.00
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated on the foregoing Section 3 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 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby directed 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.