Explanation
BACKGROUND: An appropriation is needed for the 2010 Law Enforcements Grants - NADDI (National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, Inc.), to provide funds to support increased enforcement and education in preventing prescription drug abuse. The NADDI has provided funds for specialized training for operational activities and expenses directly related to investigations involving the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make these funds available for training registrations, at the earliest possible time.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of grant funds in the amount of $5,000.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. There is no impact on the General Fund for this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $5,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police for support of criminal investigation of unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs; and to declare an emergency. ($5,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the 2010 Law Enforcement Grants - NADDI account has funding to assist criminal investigative efforts into the unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs throughout the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, these funds need to be made available at the earliest possible time to permit training registrations to be processed in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police Narcotics Bureau is in need of funds for training in the investigation of illegal distribution of prescription drugs and illicit pharmaceutical diversion in order to protect the public health; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds for the preservation of 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 Private Grant Account and from all monies estimated to come into said funds from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose, the sum of $5,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ LV#1 OBJ LV#3 OCA GRANT# AMOUNT
30-03 291 03 3330 331015 331015 5,000.00
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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.