Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public safety to pay the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into a contract, numbered CT-15777, that charges a per diem amount for the housing of city of Columbus Prisoners, thus eliminating the need for an annual reconciliation. This ordinance will modify and increase the funding of that contract. The work Release Program which used to be a part of this contract has been discontinued.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance Number: N/A
Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will insure timely payments to Franklin County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Ten million and three-hundred thousand dollars are budgeted in the Safety Director's office in 2006 for this contract. Prior-year funds of approximately $1.69 million are available to supplement this year's jail contract expenses. The city's total jail contract expenditure with Franklin County totaled $9.94million in 2005 and $10.037 million in 2004.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of prisoners: to authorize the expenditure of $10,000,000 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($10,000,000)
Body
WHEREAS, the city of Columbus desires to continue its contract with The Franklin County Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correctional Centers; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase contract number CT -15777 between the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a contract ...
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