Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Safety Director to expend $4.6 million for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. Franklin County contracts with several local governments, including the City of Columbus for housing of prisoners charged with municipal code violations. The contracts were established under the Ohio Revised Code Section 1905.35. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into contract CT-15777 that charges a per diem amount for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. This contract, signed in 1994 by the County Commissioners and the city, is amended periodically only for per diem increases. This year's per diem rate of $85.00 per day is an increase of $3.00 over last year.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance Number: N/A
Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will ensure timely payments to Franklin County.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $4,600,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget of the Public Safety Director's office to pay Franklin County for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners. The Public Safety Department budgeted $4.8 million in the 2019 General Fund budget for the housing of prisoners with Franklin County. Additional funds will be encumbered later in the year if necessary to ensure the availability of funds before the 2020 budget is established. The city's cost of housing prisoners with Franklin County was $3,678,767 in 2015, $4,384,074 in 2016, $4,504,172 in 2017, and $4,623,505 in 2018. This ordinance is contingent upon passage of the 2019 General Fund operating budget by City Council.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and expend funds for use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners; to authorize the expenditure of...
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