Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance appropriates $430,000 to the Franklin County Municipal Court from the Electronic Alcohol Monitoring fund for 2017 to provide sufficient funds to pay the cost of attendance at court-ordered treatment centers. This legislation is considered an emergency measure to ensure the continuation of uninterrupted payments to the treatment centers.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are sufficient funds available within the Electronic Alcohol Monitoring fund to support the requested appropriation level for 2017.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $430,000.00 from the Electronic Alcohol Monitoring fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court, for funding of treatment services; and to declare an emergency. ($430,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of treatment services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is requested as an emergency to permit the immediate procurement of needed services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds, in order to provide sufficient funds to pay the cost of attendance at court-ordered treatment centers thereby preserving the 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 special revenue fund known as the Electronic Alcohol Monitoring fund, fund number 2227, sub fund number 222704, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 the sum of $430,000.00 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges according to the account codes in the attachment.
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Franklin County Court Judges; 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 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.