Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), Ohio Department of Public Safety, for a project titled Construction Zone (ST-09) and to appropriate grant funds to cover the costs of this program. The OTSO provides federal funds for activities that will have the greatest impact towards crash reduction, responsible driving behavior, and associated economic loss reduction. This program will provide funding for the monitoring of lanes of travel through specified construction zone areas at peak commuting times for any obstructions and for the clearing of such areas in a timely manner through the use of sworn officer overtime, and when necessary, wrecker services. The authorized activity period for this project is June 15, 2009 through September 30, 2009.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary for funds to be available for the project activities at the earliest possible time because the authorized activity period started June 15, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $31,985.98 in the General Government Grant Fund for an agreement with the State of Ohio for the Construction Zone (ST-09) project on the roadways in the City of Columbus. All funds appropriated are reimbursable from the State of Ohio. Therefore, there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
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To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, State of Ohio, to participate in the Construction Zone (ST-09) project and to authorize an appropriation of $31,985.98 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with this project; and to declare an emergency. ($31,985.98)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police will conduct a project to monitor specific construction zone areas and maintain clear traffic lanes for commuting vehicles, and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) will provide project funds of $31,985.98 for the Construction Zone (ST-09) project to the City of Columbus Division of Police, and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is needed to cover the costs of the Construction Zone (ST-09) project, and
WHEREAS, emergency designation is needed to make the project funding available at the earliest possible time for the project activity period that starts June 15, 2009 and ends September 30, 2009, 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 enter into the aforementioned agreement for the Construction Zone (ST-09) project and to appropriate $31,985.98 for the project costs, 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 Director of Public Safety of the City of Columbus be and hereby is authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office to accept an award in the amount of $31,985.98 which represents funding for the Construction Zone (ST-09) 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 purpose during the project period, the sum of $31,985.98 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJLV#1 OBJLV#3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 01 1127 339045 339045 816.00
30-03 220 01 1131 339045 339045 10,882.00
30-03 220 01 1161 339045 339045 2,122.00
30-03 220 01 1171 339045 339045 158.00
30-03 220 01 1173 339045 339045 543.98
30-03 220 03 3355 339045 339045 17,464.00
SECTION 3. That 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 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.