Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for enhanced probationary services with two probation officers. These two probation officers supervise individuals with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This legislation also will appropriate $146,205.00 from the general government grant fund. Grant monies will fund the salaries and benefits of two probation officers in the Franklin County Municipal Court from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order for this new cycle of funding to be in place on July 1, 2005.
Title
To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for enhanced probationary services with two probation officers, to appropriate $146,205.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund, and to declare an emergency. ($146,205.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest to continue enhanced probationary services with two probation officers that supervise individuals with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the Franklin County Municipal Court, and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, in the amount of $146,205.00 are available to provide for salaries and benefits of the two probation officers, 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 enhanced probationary services, and to appropriate the aforementioned funds to assure that this grant cycle can and will be able to commence on July 1, 2005, thereby preserving ...
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