Explanation
NEED: The City of Columbus, Division of Police, has been awarded funding through the FY2010 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. The city must act as sub-grantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign sub-grantee award documents on behalf of the city to accept the $50,000.00 awarded to fund the Fingerprint Technician project. This project will provide funding to hire two part time Fingerprint Technicians to staff the Franklin County Clerk of Courts office and the Division of Police Identification Unit. These technicians will take fingerprints from persons charged with criminal offenses. The grant award period begins October 1, 2011 and ends December 31, 2012.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to process the acceptance documents for the grant in a timely manner and to expedite making the awarded funds available for the grant activities as soon as possible for the October 1, 2011 project period start date.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $50,000.00 awarded through a FY2010 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for the hiring of two Fingerprint Technicians. There will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund, as all appropriated funds will be reimbursed with the approved grant funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a sub-grantee award through the FY2010 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 an appropriation of $50,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for hiring of Fingerprint Technicians and to declare an emer...
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