Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police was recently awarded FY2003 funding through a Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) for the School Sports Violence project. This project will expand the current Columbus Division of Police (CPD) and Columbus Public Schools collaboration to reduce incidents of violent and/or disorderly behavior at high school athletic events. The funding will provide for an increased sworn police presence for identified "at risk" school sporting events. Risk assessments will be provided by the school system, CPD School Resource Officers and the CPD Criminal Information Unit. The City must act as subgrantee to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners through the Justice Programs Unit according to the federal grant guidelines. Therefore the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award and document to accept the award on behalf of the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact for the General Fund Account. The required cash match will come from the designated seizure fund account.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award and enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Justice Programs Unit for the FY2003 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) School Sports Violence project, and to authorize an appropriation of $61,111.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the above grant project. ($61,111.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a FY2003 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block grant for the School Sports Violence Project; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Police will provide an increased sworn police presence for "at risk" school sporting events; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding is for the costs of this additional sworn personnel presence; now therefore
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