Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and to appropriate from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court, the total amount of the grant. This grant will provide community service supplies and landfill disposal fees.
FISCAL IMPACT
No general fund resources are needed.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION is requested so that the Court can begin expending the funds as close to the start date of 7/1/17 as possible.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; to appropriate $10,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $10,000 has been awarded to provide a portion of the community service costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to accept the aforementioned grant to provide community service supplies and landfill disposal fees and to appropriate and transfer the necessary funds for the program thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; 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 in the amount of $10,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
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 220, and fro...
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