Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $200,000.00 from the funds generated by fees collected from the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs to pay the salaries of the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs' staff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Administrative fees collected by the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs will be used to offset the costs of the salaries of the Programs' staff.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to appropriate $200,000.00 from fees collected by the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs for the purpose of offsetting the cost of the salaries of the Programs' employees and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, administrative fees are imposed and collected by the City Attorney's Office for the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney would like to spend some of those fees to offset the cost of the salaries for individuals who carry out these Programs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, Department of Law, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $200,000.00 from:
DEPT DIV FUND SUBFUND OCA Object Level 3 AMOUNT
City Attorney 24-01 223 131 223131 1000 $125,000.00
Bad Checks
City Attorney 24-01 223 134 223134 1000 $ 75,000.00
Criminal Diversion
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in forgoing Section 1 shall be paid upon ord...
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