Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant in the amount of $109,569.91 from the State of Ohio, Crime Victim Assistance Office, and to appropriate from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court, the total amount of the grant. This grant will fund a portion of the salaries and fringe benefits of two (2) staff members to provide victim assistance and for the continuation of a program to assist probation officers primarily in the domestic violence unit. The grant will also pay for computers, furniture, and bus passes. The staff acts as liaisons to the City Prosecutor and works with the victims of crime when a perpetrator has been placed on probation. In addition, this ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $27,392.48 from the Court's special revenue fund, probation fees as a grant match to fund the balance of the expenses not funded by the State of Ohio.
FISCAL IMPACT
No general fund resources are needed as the grant match is available from the Court's special revenue fund, probation fees.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION is requested so that the Court can expend the funds prior to the grant’s expiration date of 9/30/16. The Court will also have to hire two new staff. This grant was awarded mid cycle.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Crime Victims Assistance Office; to appropriate $109,569.91 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; to appropriate and transfer $27,392.48 from the Municipal Court special revenue fund, probation fees to the general government grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($136,962.39)
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to provide victim servi...
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