Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Division of Police has received a $2,500.00 2016 Law Enforcement (LE) Grant from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) to support increased enforcement and education in the prevention of prescription drug abuse. An appropriation of those funds is necessary for planned training expenditures. 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 the acceptance and appropriation of grant funds in the amount of $2,500.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. $2,500.00 was appropriated in this fund in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Title
To authorize the Mayor to accept a grant award in the amount of $2,500.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) and appropriate said amount from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police for support of the criminal investigation of unlawful diversion and abuse of prescription drugs; and to declare an emergency. ($2,500.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Mayor to accept a 2016 grant award in the amount of $2,500.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) and appropriate said amount from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 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, this legislation is being submitted as an emergency measure because these funds need to be accepted and 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 accept and 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 the Mayor is hereby authorized to accept a 2016 grant award in the amount of $2,500.00 from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) and appropriate said amount from the unappropriated balance of a Private Grant Account to the Division of Police; and
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Private Grant Account and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project period, the sum of $2,500.00 in Fund 2291 Private Grants in Object Class 03 Contractual Services is appropriated per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 all funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated in an amount not to exceed the available cash balance in the fund.
SECTION 6. 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.