City of Columbus - File #: 1463-2007

• File #: 1463-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/6/2007
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/24/2007
• Final action: 9/26/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept FY 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants award from the U. S Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services to provide funds to bolster the Mayor's anti-gang initiative and enhance local law enforcement, to authorize the appropriation of $266,551.20 within the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($266,551.20)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/25/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/24/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/24/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/14/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/13/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/13/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/13/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/11/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/11/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/11/2007	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/11/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/11/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
This legislation is to accept a grant and appropriate $296,168 from the FY 2007 Edward Byrne Discretionary Grants Program awarded to the Department of Public Safety by the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Programs. The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice will assess a ten percent administrative charge of $29,616.80. The total amount that will be made available to the city is $266,551.20. Through the Edward Byrne Memorial Byrne Discretionary Grants Program, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides discretionary funds for crime and violence prevention and control activities to State and Local Governments. Funds from this grant will focus on activities conducted by the Neighborhood Safety Working Group in cooperation with Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB). The NSWG and the KCB use Byrne funds to involve residents in conducting community improvement projects and operating community abatement teams. Funds from the grant are also earmarked for Juvenile activity programs and gang enforcement efforts.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no matching funds to this grant. This is the second consecutive year the Byrne Grant has been awarded to the Department of Public Safety. The FY 2006 Byrne Discretionary Grant awarded last year to the Department was for $296,168. Funds from the 2006 award were used for similar projects. All funds are to be expended and/or encumbered by the end of the grant period, October 31, 2008.


Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept FY 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants award from the U. S Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services to provide funds to bolster the Mayor's anti-gang initiative and enhance local law enforcement, to authorize the appropriation of $266,551.20 within the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($266,551.20)


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