Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. The JAG program provides funding to allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. The total FY11 JAG award amount to the City of Columbus is $325,872.90. Although the grant awarded $225,872.90 under the purpose area of technology improvements for updates, maintenance, and service to the Division of Police's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), the Department of Public Safety may request a change in program allocation from the grantor. The remaining $100,000.00 is awarded as partial funding for a joint Franklin County and City of Columbus collaborative project for staffing for an area Re-entry Program. The county will have all the fiscal responsibilities for the Re-entry Project funding. The City must act as subgrantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award on behalf of the City. The official City program contact authorized to act in connection with the AFIS Project is Technical Services Bureau AFIS Manager, William Hannah. Staff in the City Safety Director's Office will be the primary contact for the Re-entry Program portion of this FY11 JAG grant.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to meet grant deadlines and to make the funds available at the earliest possible time. The grant award period start date is January 1, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund. All appropriated funds will be reimbursed by the grant award.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY1...
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