Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), State of Ohio, for the Drugged Driving Enforcement Program - FFY21 and to appropriate funds to cover the costs of the program. The OTSO works to reduce high-traffic related crashes to save lives and reduce injuries and economic loss. This program will target reducing fatal crashes through enforcement activity by uniformed officers investigating and enforcing drugged drivers with a focus on impairment other than alcohol. The agreement authorizes reimbursement for the overtime costs of sworn personnel trained at the ARIDE level working in the program. The funding for the agreement is dependent on federal funds from the US Department of Transportation for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 and follows the fiscal year period, October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary to make funds available for the grant funded activity period that starts October 1, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $16,460.53 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the Drugged Driving Enforcement Program (DDEP) - FFY21. All funds appropriated are reimbursable from the State of Ohio. $396.00 in Worker’s Compensation costs will be covered by the General Fund. FFY20 expenditures were $5,317.80 as of the date of this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, State of Ohio, and to accept a grant award to participate in the Drugged Driving Enforcement Program - FFY21; to authorize an appropriation of $16,460.53 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with this project; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer of $396.00 within General Funds; to ...
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