Explanation
This legislation is to accept and appropriate FY 2007 Project Safe Neighborhood subgrant award of $55,985 from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Ohio Public Safety Department, Office of Criminal Justice Services. The funds are to be used to purchase DNA Quantification Kits and DNA Profiling Kits for the Division of Police. As the criminal justice community has become aware of the benefits of DNA testing, the number of cases for which DNA is being requested has risen dramatically over the last few years. Due to current budgetary constraints, it is becoming increasingly difficult to identify the funding required for this necessary testing. DNA analysis is performed on evidence collected from violent crimes as well as property crimes. The award period of this grant is from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2009. The closeout deadline is November 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This grant was awarded at 100 percent of the approved purchases. There are no matching fund requirements. All funds are to be expended and/or encumbered by the end of the grant period, September 30, 2009.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY 2007 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant from the U.S. Department of Justices, through the Ohio office of Criminal Justice Services for the purchase of DNA Kits for the Division of Police; and to authorize the appropriation of $55,985.00 within the General Government Grant Fund. ($55,985.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has been granted a FY 2007 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grants award of $55,985.00; and
WHEREAS, this legislation seeks to direct the Mayor of the city of Columbus to accept this Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Ohio State Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services and to appropriate said funds within the General Government...
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