Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a modification grant in the amount of $5,386 from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs and to appropriate the total amount of the grant from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court. This modification will fund the purchase of replacement video equipment at the jail.
Emergency Legislation is requested so that the grant funds can be utilized prior to the end date of 3/31/24 and unspent funds do not have to be returned.
FISCAL IMPACT
$5,386.00 will be expended from the General Government Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs upon executed grant agreement; to appropriate $5,386.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court Department of Probation and Pretrial Services for the purpose of purchasing new video equipment at the jail; and to declare an emergency. ($5,386.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court receive support to provide timely purchasing of new video equipment at the jail and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs upon executed grant agreement, in the amount of $5,386, are available to provide video equipment and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification so that the grant funds can be used prior to the grant end date of 3/31/24 and so that unspent funds do not have to be returned; all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court be and is hereby authorized to accept a grant modification in the amount of $5,386 from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs upon executed grant agreement.
SECTION 2. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated. That from the unappropriated balance in the general government grant fund, fund 2220, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and appropriated for any other purpose during the months ending March 31, 2024, the sum of $5,386 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court 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. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grant is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the calendar year ending 3/31/24 any additional awarded funds are appropriated in Fund 2220 according to notification of award or grant agreement by the grantor.
SECTION 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble herein, which are 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither vetoes nor approves the same.