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File #: 1798-2016    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/27/2016 In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
On agenda: 7/11/2016 Final action: 7/15/2016
Title: To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; to appropriate $421,205.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; and to declare an emergency. ($421,205.00)
Attachments: 1. Grant Award, 2. WR EM Grant
Explanation

BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant in the amount of $421,205 from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and to appropriate the total amount of the grant from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court. This grant will fund the work release program; salaries and fringe benefits of two probation officers who will perform specialized supervision of individuals placed on electronic monitoring and the work release program; and the salary and fringe benefits of one training and development staff person.

Emergency Legislation is requested so that the grant funds can be used as close to the start date of July 1 as possible.

FISCAL IMPACT
$421,205.00 will be expended from the General Government Grant Fund.

Title

To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; to appropriate $421,205.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; and to declare an emergency. ($421,205.00)

Body

WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court continue to receive support for its enhanced probationary services for offenders with electronic monitoring; and

WHEREAS, grant monies from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, in the amount of $421,205 are available to provide for salaries and benefits of three probation staff and to pay for the work release program; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to approve the acceptance of this grant so that the grant funds can be used as close to the start date of July 1 as possible; now, therefore,

BE IT ORD...

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