Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance appropriates $20,000 to the Franklin County Municipal Court from the Environmental Court fund for 2017 to provide funds to pay the cost of supplies and services and to promote the mission and support the environmental court efforts, not to supplant existing funds. The intent of these funds is to provide for the purchase of services and other similar environmental court related expenses not currently available to the Court’s environmental department.
Emergency Justification: There are purchase orders that need to be completed as soon as possible therefore the appropriation needs to be available.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are sufficient funds available within the Environmental Court fund to support the requested appropriation level for 2017.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $20,000.00 for 2017 from the unappropriated balance of the Environmental Court fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court, for all anticipated expenses associated with the enhancement of the environmental court; and declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, an appropriation of these funds is necessary in order to continue with the enhancement of the environmental court and payment thereof; 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 environmental court to commence expending these funds, 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. That the sum of $20,000 be and is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the special revenue fund, environmental court, 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, 2017.
SECTION 2. That monies ...
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