City of Columbus - File #: 1908-2006

• File #: 1908-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/20/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 11/6/2006
• Final action: 11/9/2006
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant from the U. S. Attorney's Office via the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, to authorize Columbus Police Commander William Mattei as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant, to authorize an appropriation of $40,725.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the Project Safe Neighborhood grant activities and to declare an emergency. ($40,725.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/9/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/8/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/6/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/6/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/26/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/26/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/25/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/25/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant Program. Project Safe Neighborhoods is designed to create safer neighborhoods by reducing gun violence and gun crime and sustaining that reduction. It is based on the cooperation of local, state and federal agencies to address specific gun-crime problems in each of the 94 federal judicial districts. Columbus police officers have been working on a Task Force developing cases and the grant will provide overtime funding for additional officer hours to the area where the task force officers are working. This funding will enable the task force officers to continue their work and provide additional resources to patrol officers who can assist the task force. Patrol Commander William Mattei is the designated project director and authorized city representative.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary for the grant funds to be available at the November 1, 2006 start of the grant period.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no matching funds required for this grant award. However, some city labor fringe benefit costs estimated at approximately $2,102.00 will not be reimbursed by the grant. Those costs must be funded by the City General Fund budget. All other grant expenditures will be reimbursed by the grant awarded funding.

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant from the U. S. Attorney's Office via the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, to authorize Columbus Police Commander William Mattei as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant, to authorize an appropriation of $40,725.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the Project Safe Neighborhood grant activities and to declare an emergency. ($40,725.00)

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WHEREAS, the City of Colu...