Explanation
Background:
The City Attorney’s Office is conducting an Advanced Domestic Violence Strangulation Training event in March, 2017. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has provided partial funding via an SVAA grant that was authorized by ordinance 0125-2017. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has also provided partial funding for this event. This ordinance will authorize the acceptance of the funding from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office as well as the transfer and appropriation of the funds.
Fiscal Impact:
There are no costs to the general fund for accepting this grant award.
Emergency Action:
The City Attorney’s Office is requesting emergency action designation so as to allow timely commencement of this training.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney's Office to accept miscellaneous grant revenue from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for the partial funding of the Advanced Domestic Violence Strangulation training event; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of said funds; and to declare an emergency. ($500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit of the Columbus City Attorney’s Office is conducting a training event entitled The Advanced Domestic Violence Strangulation Training in March 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has awarded the Columbus City Attorney's Office the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to partially fund the training event; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Columbus City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessary to accept, transfer, and appropriate the funds so the services supported may commence, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney's Office is hereby authorized to accept miscellaneous grant revenue from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the partial funding of the Advanced Domestic Violence Strangulation Training event.
SECTION 2. That the transfer of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or so much as may be needed, is hereby authorized between projects within fund 2220 General Government Grant Fund per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project award period the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) is appropriated in Fund 2220, Division 2401, Object Class 03 Contractual Services, Grant Number G241703 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That funds appropriated shall be paid upon order of the City Attorney 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 6. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 7. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby 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.