Explanation
Need: This legislation is needed to enter into an agreement with the Office of the Governor's Highway Safety Representative (OGHSR), State of Ohio, for the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program (2007-2008) and to appropriate funds to cover the costs of this program. The OGHSR provides funds for activities that will have the greatest impact toward crash reduction, responsible driving behavior and associated economic loss reduction. This program will promote enforcement to reduce speeding, remove impaired drivers from the highway and increase safety belt and child restraint use during specific holiday periods. The agreement authorizes reimbursement for the overtime costs of sworn personnel working in the program.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to make funds available for the start-up of program activities during specified holiday periods starting at the end of November 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All funds appropriated are reimbursable from the State of Ohio; therefore, there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Office of the Governor's Highway Safety Representative, State of Ohio, to participate in the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program and to authorize an appropriation of $99,335.60 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program and to declare an emergency. ($99,335.60)
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WHEREAS, The Division of Police will conduct a program to promote enforcement to reduce speeding, remove impaired drivers from the highway, and increase safety belt and child restraint use during specific holiday periods; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Governor's Highway Safety Representative will provide funds in the amount of $99,335.60 through the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program (2007-2008) to the City of Columbus, Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is needed to cover the costs associated with the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program (2007-2008) and permit the start up of program activities for the specified holiday periods; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into the aforementioned agreement for the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program (2007-2008) and to appropriate $99,335.60 for the program costs, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety of the City of Columbus be and hereby is authorized and directed to enter into agreement with the Office of the Governor's Highway Safety Representative to accept an award in the amount of $99,335.60 which represents funding for the Traffic Overtime Enforcement Program (2007-2008).
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project period the sum of $99,335.60 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT AMT
30-03 220 01 1127 337042 337042 5,541.00
30-03 220 01 1131 337042 337042 73,883.60
30-03 220 01 1161 337042 337042 14,407.00
30-03 220 01 1171 337042 337042 1,071.00
30-03 220 01 1173 337042 337042 4,433.00
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Director of Public Safety; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.