Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), State of Ohio, for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program - FFY20 and to appropriate funds to cover the costs of the program. The OTSO works to reduce high traffic related crashes to save lives and reduce injuries and economic loss. This program will target reducing fatal crashes through enforcement activity by uniformed officers for non-impaired driver violations. Examples include speed and restraint violation, driver license violations, and distracted driving within the interstate system in the City of Columbus and major arterial streets during specific holiday and national mobilization periods. The agreement authorizes reimbursement for the overtime costs of sworn personnel working on the program. The funding for the agreement is dependent on federal funds from the US Department of Transportation for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 and follows the fiscal year period, October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary to make funds available for the grant funded activity period that started October 1, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $46,830.56 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) - FFY20. All funds appropriated, except workers compensation costs, are reimbursable from the State of Ohio. $998.40 in Worker’s Compensation costs will be covered by a transfer from Police's general fund budget. FFY17 STEP expenditures were $20,504.73, FFY18 STEP expenditures were $31,794.62, and FFY19 expenditures are $35,521.51 as of the date of this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, State of Ohio, to participate in the Selective Traffic Enforceme...
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