City of Columbus - File #: 0114-2004

• File #: 0114-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/9/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 2/2/2004
• Final action: 2/4/2004
• Title: To authorize the acceptance and appropriation of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit, in the total amount of $13,678.00 for the continued funding of the Criminal and Traffic Diversion program through the end of February 2004, to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant in the amount of $4,559.00 and to declare an emergency. ($18,237.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/4/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/3/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/2/2004		Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/2/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/28/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/28/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/27/2004	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
1/16/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/16/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/16/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/15/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/15/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/15/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/14/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit. These funds shall be used to provide for the continued funding of the Criminal and Traffic Diversion Grant through the end of February 2004. The Criminal Diversion Program, instituted by the City Attorney's Office in 2000, is a program developed to reduce court delay. The goals of the program are to expedite the processing of criminal cases in trial courts and to decrease or divert criminal case filings in trial courts. Unfortunately funding for this program will not continue after February 2004. This ordinance will further authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award.

The Grant award is as follows:

2003-DG-E-7721 - BYRNE Criminal and Traffic Diversion Program $13,678.00

Matching funds required from the City Attorney's general fund budget are $4,559.00.

Title

To authorize the acceptance and appropriation of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit, in the total amount of $13,678.00 for the continued funding of the Criminal and Traffic Diversion program through the end of February 2004, to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant in the amount of $4,559.00 and to declare an emergency.

($18,237.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of $13,678.00 for Grant No. 2003-DG-E-7721 Criminal and Traffic Diversion for January and February of 2004; and

WHEREAS, the acceptance of this Grant requires that the City Attorney supply matching funds in the amount of $4,559.00; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant f...