City of Columbus - File #: 1166-2009

• File #: 1166-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/28/2009
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/21/2009
• Final action: 9/22/2009
• Title: To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to authorize an appropriation of the grant award amount of $12,742,800.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the approved grant expenditures. ($12,742,800.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/22/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/21/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/21/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/14/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
9/3/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/2/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2009	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, was awarded funding through a COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grant. CHRP is part of the Federal 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The funding for this award is for 50 sworn officer positions, full-time, entry-level, grant approved salary and fringe benefits for three years (36 months) for new or rehired career law enforcement officer positions. This legislation is needed to authorize the acceptance of the grant award with the terms and conditions, and to appropriate the grant funds. The federal funds will be received on a reimbursement basis as approved personnel costs are incurred. Extensions of the award period may be requested. There will be officer costs not eligible for federal funding. These costs include, among other things, step raises, shift and overtime pay, uniform allowances and increases in fringe benefits costs as officers become entitled to these benefits under the collective bargaining contract.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of the 2009 COPS Hiring Recovery Program grant of $12,742,800.00. These funds are reimbursable via the Federal 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The city will be responsible for the grant project expenditures not eligible for federal reimbursement as referenced above, and will be budgeted as such.


Title

To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to authorize an appropriation of the grant award amount of $12,742,800.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the approved grant expenditures. ($12,742,800.00)


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