City of Columbus - File #: 1847-2008

• File #: 1847-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/11/2008
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 12/15/2008
• Final action: 12/17/2008
• Title: To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY08 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs; to authorize Lt. Timothy Sansbury as the official City representative to act in connection with the subgrant; to authorize an appropriation of $100,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police, and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/17/2008	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
12/16/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/15/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
12/15/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/1/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/28/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/26/2008	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2008 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. The JAG program provides funding to allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime, and improve the criminal justice system. The City has been awarded $100,000.00 under the purpose area of technology improvements for updates, maintenance, and service to the Division of Police Records Management System, Net RMS. The activities and expenditures are needed to make the system as efficient and effective as possible for both internal users and public access functions. The City must act as subgrantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award on behalf of the City. The official City program contact authorized to act in connection with this grant is Technical Services Bureau Lt. Timothy Sansbury.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to meet the grant acceptance deadline and to make the funds available to renew a contract that will expire soon.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a $100,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs for technology improvements to the Records Management System of the Police Division. There is no fiscal impact for the City General Fund.

Title

To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY08 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs; to authorize Lt. Timothy Sansbury as the official City representative to act in c...