Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the transfer of funds within the general fund from the Department of Finance and Management to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges and authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Administrative and Presiding Judge to enter into agreement with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, a government agency, to cover costs incurred beginning January 1, 2026 - prior to the issuance of a purchase order, and authorizes the expenditure of up to $199,087.07 from the general fund for the transport of persons taken into custody at the Courthouse.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the Franklin County Sheriff entered contracts, and subsequent amendments to those contracts, with the various political subdivisions located within Franklin County, Ohio, including the City of Columbus, for the Housing of Prisoners (“Prisoner Housing Contract”), pursuant to which the political subdivisions pay to the County a per diem charge for each prisoner incarcerated in the Franklin County Corrections Center under a municipal ordinance of the respective municipality. Paragraph 5 of the Prisoner Housing Contract states that the per diem charge paid by the Court includes the cost of conveying prisoners held at the Franklin County Corrections Center to the Franklin County Municipal Court, but does not include the cost of transporting persons taken into custody at the courthouse.
Within this agreement, the Court will contribute to the cost of transporting persons taken into custody, other than the transportation included under paragraph 5 of the Prisoner Housing Contract.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $199,087.00 between Departments within the General Fund.
EMERGENCY: Emergency passage is necessary as the current contract has already expired and the services are required immediately to ensure the proper operations of the Municipal Court.
Title
To authorize the transfer of funds wit...
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