Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a modification grant in the amount of $5,386 from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs and to appropriate the total amount of the grant from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court. This modification will fund the purchase of replacement video equipment at the jail.
Emergency Legislation is requested so that the grant funds can be utilized prior to the end date of 3/31/24 and unspent funds do not have to be returned.
FISCAL IMPACT
$5,386.00 will be expended from the General Government Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs upon executed grant agreement; to appropriate $5,386.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court Department of Probation and Pretrial Services for the purpose of purchasing new video equipment at the jail; and to declare an emergency. ($5,386.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court receive support to provide timely purchasing of new video equipment at the jail and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs upon executed grant agreement, in the amount of $5,386, are available to provide video equipment and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification so that the grant funds can be used prior to the grant end date of 3/31/24 and so that unspent funds do not have to be returned; all for the immediate...
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