City of Columbus - File #: 0956-2006

• File #: 0956-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/16/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/10/2006
• Final action: 7/12/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the city auditor to appropriate and transfer $150,000 from the Public Safety Initiative Fund to the General Fund, Department of Public Safety, Division of Police to supplement funds needed to start a police class of thirty recruits in July 2006 and to declare an emergency. ($150,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/12/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/11/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/10/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/10/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/7/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
7/7/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/19/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/16/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/6/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/26/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/24/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/24/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/22/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) between funds, from the Public Safety Initiative Fund to the General Fund, Department of Public Safety, Division of Police with a commitment by Council to reexamine the city's financial position after the Third Quarter to determine if additional dollars from outside the general fund are needed to rectify any projected deficits. These additional funds are needed to supplement available Police surplus funds to be used for a Police recruit class of thirty officers to begin training in July 2006. The actual cost of the class is approximately $1 million. The class is necessary to assure that any unexpected retirements early in 2007 from the Deferred Retirement Option Plan will not adversely affect the provision of public safety.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this class were not specifically budgeted in the Department of Public Safety, however, monies earmarked for safety initiatives are available to be transferred for the class. The second quarter review reflected a total deficit of approximately $600,000 in the Division of Police due to the addition of the recruit class. Savings in other areas in Police's budget will supplement the cost of the class.

Emergency legislation is requested to assure that no public safety functions are interrupted due to the unavailability of funds.

Title
To authorize and direct the city auditor to appropriate and transfer $150,000 from the Public Safety Initiative Fund to the General Fund, Department of Public Safety, Division of Police to supplement funds needed to start a police class of thirty recruits in July 2006 and to declare an emergency. ($150,000)


Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police has determined that it is in the best interest of the city to begin a recruit class of thirty officers in July 2006; and

WHEREAS, this class is necessary to assure that an...