Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Safety Director to expend $1,950,000.00 for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into a contract CT-15777 that charges a per diem amount for the housing of City of Columbus Prisoners, thus eliminating the need for an annual reconciliation. This contract, signed in 1994 by the County Commissioners and the city, is amended periodically only for per diem increases. The current per diem amount of $70 per day was established in January 2002. This ordinance is a request to expend $1,950,000 of prisoner expenses with the Franklin County Sheriff for the housing of City of Columbus Prisoners.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance Number: N/A
Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will ensure timely payments to Franklin County.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $1,950,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget of the Public Safety Director's office to pay Franklin County for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. At present, prior year funds of approximately $845,000 are available to supplement this year's budget. The Public Safety Department budgeted $6.0 million in the 2010 General Fund budget for the housing of prisoners with Franklin County. Additional funds will be encumbered later in the year if necessary to ensure the availability of funds before the 2011 budget is established. The city's cost of housing prisoners with Franklin County was $5,303,352 in 2009 and $7,018,685 in 2008. However, because of credits from prior years' over payments, the city only paid Franklin County $6,367,972 of the 2008 costs.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to expend funds for the use of Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners; to authorize the expenditure of $1,950,0...
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