Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2003, a grant was received by the Franklin County Municipal Court by the State of Ohio for the purpose of providing funds for staffing costs associated with the intensive supervision of repeat OVI (operating a vehicle under the influence) offenders. After completion of the grant cycle, a small amount of funds remained unexpended. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of those grant funds from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, for the purpose of refunding the unused funds to the State of Ohio.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $3,610 from the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court, and to declare an emergency. ($3,610.00)
Body
Whereas, funds were received by the Franklin County Municipal Court from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction during 2003 for a probation program that provided intensive supervision for repeat OVI offenders; and
Whereas, not all funds allocated for this program were spent during the grant cycle and as a consequence, the funds must be returned to the State of Ohio; and
Whereas, appropriation of the remaining funds is necessary to return the money to the State of Ohio; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Franklin County Municipal Court, in that it is necessary to appropriate the aforementioned grant funds in order to return them to the State of Ohio, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the general government grant fund, fund number 220, grant number 253002, the sum of $3,610.00 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court, organization number 2501, object level 1 - 05, object level 3 - 5000.
Section 2. That the monies appropriated in Section 1 shall be paid upon order of ...
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