City of Columbus - File #: 1842-2010

• File #: 1842-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/21/2010
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 1/24/2011
• Final action: 1/24/2011
• Title: To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from Franklin County, for management of the Franklin County Foreclosure Mediation Project; to appropriate $323,840.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($323,840.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/25/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/24/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/24/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/10/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/10/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/7/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/6/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/5/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/3/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/29/2010	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/29/2010	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/27/2010	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
12/22/2010	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/22/2010	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/22/2010	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

This legislation authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant from Franklin County (Court of Common Pleas and Prosecutor's Office), for management of the Franklin County Foreclosure Mediation Project. The Courts Mediation Department will mange and provide the County's foreclosure mediations. This legislation also will appropriate $323,840.00 from the general government grant fund. Grant monies will fund all program cost, supplies, and administrative costs for the Franklin County Municipal Court from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
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EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order for this new cycle of funding to be in place as close to January 1, 2011 as possible.



Title

To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from Franklin County, for management of the Franklin County Foreclosure Mediation Project; to appropriate $323,840.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($323,840.00)



Body

WHEREAS, grant monies from Franklin County, in the amount of $323,840.00 are available to provide for implementation and management of the Franklin County Foreclosure Mediation Project; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the city in that it is immediately necessary to accept the aforesaid grant for mediation services, and to appropriate the aforementioned funds to assure that this grant cycle can and will be able to commence as close to January 1, 2011 as possible, 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. To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the Franklin County, for management of the Franklin County Foreclos...