Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: An additional appropriation of Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds is needed to process payment of $40,000.00 to the Franklin County Prosecutor and Common Pleas Clerk of Courts for their share of assets from Drug Seizure Forfeitures. $25,000.00 is also needed for professional services for a consultant on a new automated payroll system, $10,000.00 for travel & training costs and $1,500.00 to partially pay for the purchase of a new canine which costs $11,000.00.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so the process of paying the county their share of forfeitures be paid as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Since the funds to be appropriated are from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds, there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund Budget.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $76,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund to refund forfeitures to the county and to purchase services for the Division of Police; and to declare an emergency. ($76,500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, monies were received from seized and forfeited property; and
WHEREAS, funds received from these forfeitures must be solely used for law enforcement purposes as specified in Ordinance #1850-85; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Police needs to process payment to the County for the County's 20% share of drug seizure forfeitures for the period from 2001 through 2003; and
WHEREAS, a thorough research of forfeiture vehicles that the division either sold at auction or placed in the unmarked fleet, it was determined that the disision owes the county its 20% share of these forfeitures plus publication fees incured by the Common Pleas Clerk of Courts; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funds to purchase services and refund monies for the preservation of the 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 Law Enforcement Drug Seizure Fund, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31; 2005 the sum of $76,500.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ #1 OBJ #3 OCA AMOUNT
30-03 219 03 3330 301838 10,000.00
30-03 219 03 3336 301838 25,000.00
30-03 219 05 5911 301838 40,000.00
30-03 219 06 6651 301838 1,500.00
Section 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 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 the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance of hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.