Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Foundation in support of the Kimberley K. Jacobs Fund for Learning, Cultural Understanding and Engagement. The purpose of the endowment is to provide funding to continue the semi-annual trips to Washington, D.C., accommodating approximately 55 Columbus Police officers each trip. The trips are to allow the attendees to examine their profession in a new light, exploring the history of the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement, and to better understand the implications for law enforcement today. It provides the officers the opportunity to study and understand the civil rights and human rights atrocities that were allowed and/or facilitated by police officers in other countries and within our country. By studying the role of the police during these time periods, Chief Jacobs endeavored to lead her officers to remember the responsibility of law enforcement in protecting the constitutional rights of everyone and recognizing the consequences of governmental tyranny. The Kimberley K. Jacobs Fund, along with the City of Columbus, will also have partners in American Electric Power, Columbia Gas of Ohio, and LBrands. Columbus City Council is committing $50,000.00 to support the Fund.
Fiscal Impact: Total cost of the grant is $50,000 and funding is available within the Public Safety Initiative subfund.
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To authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Foundation in support of The Kimberley K. Jacobs Fund for Learning, Cultural Understanding and Engagement; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 within the Public Safety Initiatives subfund. ($50,000.00) (AMENDED BY ORD 1528-2019 PASSED;6/3/2019)
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WHEREAS, Chief Kim Jacobs founded a program to sponsor a select number of Columbus Division of Police officers to travel to Washington D.C. to explore the history of the Ho...
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