City of Columbus - File #: 1153-2006

• File #: 1153-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/15/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/23/2006
• Final action: 10/25/2006
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate One Hundred Seventy-FiveThousand Dollars within the Safety Initiative Fund and to transfer additional Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars within the General Fund Department of Public Safety to the Division of Police for the purchase of digital cameras for police cruisers, and to declare an emergency. ($400,000).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/24/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/23/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/23/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/18/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/17/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/19/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/19/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/16/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/16/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/15/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the city auditor to appropriate funds within the Safety Initiative Fund and to transfer funds within the General fund, Department of Public Safety to the Division of Police for the purchase of digital cameras for police cruisers. Two hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000) will be transferred within the Safety Department to properly align appropriations with projected expenditures and additional One Hundred Seven-FiveThousand Dollars ($175,000) will be appropriated within the Safety Initiative fund. These cameras are well-documented officer safety tools and are invaluable during court proceedings to provide evidence of police contact with citizens. The total of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) will purchase approximately Sixty-Five cameras.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for these cameras were not specifically funded in 2006; however, monies earmarked for safety initiatives and projected budget savings are available to be appropriated and transferred for the video cameras.





Title
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate One Hundred Seventy-FiveThousand Dollars within the Safety Initiative Fund and to transfer additional Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars within the General Fund Department of Public Safety to the Division of Police for the purchase of digital cameras for police cruisers, and to declare an emergency. ($400,000).


Body
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need within the Division of Police to purchase digital cameras for police cruisers; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer $225,000 within the general fund and to appropriate $175,000 within the safety initiative fund for a total of $400,000 to the Division of Police for the above mentioned purchases; and

WHEREAS, funds are available for appropriation and transfer within the safety initiative fund and general fund respectively, and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Safety Depar...