City of Columbus - File #: 1039-2006

• File #: 1039-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 6/19/2006
• Final action: 6/23/2006
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and accept a FY2006 Technology Initiative Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to authorize Project Director Sgt. Jeffrey Sowards as the official representative to act in connection with this application and award, to authorize an appropriation of $148,084.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the Digital Police Cruiser project and to declare an emergency. ($148,084.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/22/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/19/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/19/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
6/2/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/2/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/1/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/31/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/31/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been selected to participate in the FY2006 Technology Initiative grant program funded and administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The $148,084.00 award will provide funding for the Digital Police Cruiser "in-car cameras" project. This project will equip Columbus Division of Police Freeway Patrol cruisers with digital cameras and provide the equipment needed for the storage and retrieval of the recorded images. Currently the Freeway Patrol Unit has 29 cruisers and only 9 have in car video cameras. The Digital Police Cruiser Project will fund 26 digital cruiser cameras and this emerging technology will provide for increased officer safety and video evidence for use in court and citizen complaint resolution. The camera systems will enhance the prosecution phase of other law enforcement programs and activities such as DUI enforcement, Drug Interdiction and Human Smuggling. Project Director Sgt. Jeffrey Sowards is the official program contact authorized to act in connection with this grant on behalf of the city.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to respond in a timely manner to the application and acceptance process required by the award. And the appropriation will permit the necessary purchasing activities to proceed without undue delay.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for the City General Fund Account. No matching funds are required and all grant expenditures will be reimbursed by the awarded grant funds.

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and accept a FY2006 Technology Initiative Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to authorize Project Director Sgt. Jeffrey Sowards as the official representative to act in connection with this application and award, to authorize an appropriation of $148,084.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to ...