Explanation
BACKGROUND: An appropriation is needed for the 2013 Law Enforcements Grants - NADDI (National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, Inc.), to provide funds to support increased enforcement and education in the prevention of prescription drug abuse. Attendance at the NADDI annual conference is one of several specialized training sources for CPD Narcotics Bureau sworn personnel to access valuable prescription drug diversion information and educational seminars which address current and emerging criminal trends.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make these funds available for training registrations at the earliest possible time.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of grant funds in the amount of $5,000.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. Approximately $5,000.00 were appropriated in this fund in 2010.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $5,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police for support of criminal investigation of unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs; and to declare an emergency. ($5,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the 2013 Law Enforcement Grants - NADDI account has funding to assist criminal investigative efforts into the unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs throughout the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, these funds need to be made available at the earliest possible time to permit training registrations to be processed in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police Narcotics Bureau is in need of funds for training in the investigation of illegal distribution of prescription drugs and illicit pharmaceutical diversion in order to protect the public health; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Private Grant Account and from all monies estimated to come into said funds from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose, the sum of $5,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ LV#1 OBJ LV#3 OCA GRANT# AMOUNT
30-03 291 03 3330 331307 331307 5,000.00
SECTION 2. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable agreements.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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.