Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Administrative/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. 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, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order for this new cycle of funding to be in place on July 1, 2004.
Title
To authorize the Administrative/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, and to appropriate $146,205.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($146,205.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to continue enhanced probationary services with two Probation Officers 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, 2004, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. To authorize the Administrative/Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the ...
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