Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Police was awarded a FY2011 Justice Assistance Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. Originally, this grant was intended to be used for improvements, maintenance, and services related to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). As such, William Hannah, the Division of Police's AFIS Specialist, was authorized as the official City representative to act in connection with this grant. City Council passed 0330-2012 on 3/21/2012 accepting and appropriating the grant award for this purpose in the amount of $225,872.90.
Subsequent to the Division's award of this grant, the amount needed to pay the costs of the Division's AFIS agreement in 2012 was funded in its entirety in the General Fund. As such, the Department of Public Safety requested a budget modification from the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs to instead use the grant funding towards the purchase of additional cruisers for the Division. Such budget modification request was approved by the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs.
In preparing the legislation and purchase of 75 cruisers and additional up-fitting equipment, the City's Fleet Division used the Division of Police's grant funding to purchase the computers and related equipment via 1540-2012 instead of the cruisers, which were authorized for purchase via 0925-2012 using Special Income Tax Fund monies. Therefore, the Division of Police is seeking approval to correct both the appropriation (which was transferred in 1540-2012) and the expenditure. Finally, as part of this legislation, and because of the approved budget modification from the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, the Division seeks to authorize Lt. Brian Lance as the official City representative authorized to act in connection with th...
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