Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinances authorizes the Mayor of the City of Columbus to enter into an agreement with the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County to accept the FY 2012 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title 11 Grant award as part of a Block Grant issued by the Ohio Department of Youth Services. As the Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for Franklin County, the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs shall be responsible for monitoring compliance with the terms of the grant agreement.
Funds from the grant will be used to establish Teens and Police Service Partners (TAPS) Academy in Columbus. This program is for at-risk juvenile aged between ages 12 to 15 years old who have been arrested and have shown a propensity of making bad decisions. These youths will receive intensive mentoring by Police Officers trained in the TAPS Academy curriculum developed by the Houston Police Department. Each session will last for 15 weeks and feature two Police Officer mentors working with ten juvenile delinquents for approximately 10 hours a week. The Academy will help these at-risk kids gain skills to manage real-life situations as they develop a deeper understanding of policing and the importance of respecting authority. The grant period is from June 15, 2013 to June 2014. This legislation is needed to authorize the acceptance of the grant award, and to appropriate the grant funds
Emergency Action is requested in order to receive the funds and initiate the program at the commencement of the grant agreement period of June 15, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $97,952.00 within the General Government Grant Fund in an agreement with Franklin County Commissioners for the FY 2012 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant to pay for the cost of running the TAPS Academy by Columbus Police Officers. There are no matching funds to this grant.
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