City of Columbus - File #: 2227-2006

• File #: 2227-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/28/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 12/11/2006
• Final action: 12/13/2006
• 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 Crime Lab Manager Jami. St. Clair as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant, to authorize an appropriation of $36,897.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Crime Lab Casework Support grant activities and to declare an emergency. ($36,897.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/13/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/11/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/11/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/30/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/29/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the Project Safe Neighborhood (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. This funding will provide crime lab personnel overtime to process firearms-related evidence. These funds will enable crime laboratory personnel to address the increase in firearms casework and allow for a quicker turnaround of cases targeted for federal prosecution. Crime Lab Manager, Jami St. Clair, is the designated project director and authorized city representative to act in connection with this grant.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary for the grant funds to be available at the earliest possible time because the grant start date is November 1, 2006.

FISCAL IMPACT

There are no matching funds required for this grant award. However, some city labor fringe benefit costs estimated at approximately $2,166.00 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 award.

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 Crime Lab Manager Jami. St. Clair as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant, to authorize an appropriation of $36,897.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Crime Lab Casework Support grant activities and to declare an emergency. ($36,897.00)

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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Di...