Explanation
This ordinance accepts a grant from Anheuser-Busch in the amount of $50,000.00 for the purpose of increased enforcement by CPD officers trained in OVI enforcement tactics during high risk drinking events during the intervention period-January through December 2019.
In December 2016, the city launched a pilot project with Anheuser-Busch InBev entitled, “Columbus City Pilot to Reduce Harmful Drinking.” Columbus, Ohio is the only city in the United States being utilized by Anheuser-Busch InBev in this world-wide initiative. Other partner countries with single city pilot projects include Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, and China.
The purpose of this public-private partnership is to continue a drunk-driving prevention effort in Columbus during the 2019 year - as part of an overall AB InBev goal to reduce harmful drinking by 10% in various cities around the world by the year 2020. The initiative also includes round-trip safe rides. In the initial Pilot year of 2017, the Division of Police expended $27,174.26 of the original $42,000.00 award. The Division of Police will continue to spend the remaining $14,825.74 of that award under a grant extension in 2019.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a grant from Anheuser-Busch for increased enforcement of OVI in conjunction with a pilot program that aims to reduce harmful drinking; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate $50,000.00 within the unallocated balance of the Division of Police grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, in December 2016, the city launched a pilot project with Anheuser-Busch InBev entitled, “Columbus City Pilot to Reduce Harmful Drinking”; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus, Ohio is the only city in the United States being utilized by Anheuser-Busch InBev in this world-wide initiative. Other partner countries with single city pilot projects include Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, and China; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this public-private partnership is to launch a drunk-driving prevention effort in Columbus, running January through December, 2019 - as part of an overall AB InBev goal to reduce harmful drinking by 10% in various cities around the world by the year 2020; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to accept the grant from Anheuser- Busch in order to launch the pilot program here in Columbus, Ohio in an effort to reduce harmful drinking, thereby protecting the public health, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $50,000.00 from Anheuser-Busch for the purpose of increased enforcement by CPD officers trained in OVI enforcement tactics during high risk drinking events during the intervention period - January through December 2019.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $50,000.00 to the Department of Public Safety per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Funding String 2019 AB Reduce Harmful Drinking Grant.xls
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all expenditures associated with this legislation.
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 origionated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.