City of Columbus - File #: 0188-2006

• File #: 0188-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/22/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 2/13/2006
• Final action: 2/15/2006
• Title: To authorize the appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, electronic alcohol monitoring fund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/15/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/14/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/13/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/8/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
2/8/2006	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/8/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/8/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2006	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/27/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2006	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/26/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/26/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/24/2006	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/24/2006	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/24/2006	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $20,000, and reflects the anticipated expenses for fiscal year 2006 within the Franklin County Municipal Court's fund for electronic alcohol monitoring. During 2005, the Court began collecting fees from individuals with alcohol-related issues that are placed under probation supervision by the Court and who can afford to pay for the cost of their electronic alcohol monitoring.

Emergency action is requested to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.

Title

To authorize the appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, electronic alcohol monitoring fund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

Body

Whereas, an appropriation of these funds is necessary in order to provide for expenses associated with the monitoring costs of offenders who have been sentenced to probation supervision with the stipulation that the offenders are placed on transdermal, electronic continuous alcohol monitoring devices; and

Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds, in order for the probation department to commence expending these funds, for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare; now therefore;

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the sum of $20,000 be and is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the special revenue fund, fund 227, subfund 004, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources unappropriated for any other purposes during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department number 25...