Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has been awarded the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) 2018- Southern District Grant (Violent Crime Apprehension Program) from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. The OCJS program provides funding to allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. The 2018 PSN award will provide funds for the purchase of a commercial license plate reader (LPR) license and 2 fixed LPR poles. The LPRs will work in conjunction with the Shot Spotter program and will help the City to glean vital information from the vehicles leaving the areas when CPD is alerted by the Shot Spotter program. The City will act as subgrantee to the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award on behalf of the City.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to make the funds available as soon as possible as the grant award start date was August 1, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: All appropriated funds will be reimbursed by the grant award.
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To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award from the Project Safe Neighborhoods 2018- Southern District Grant (Violent Crime Apprehension Program) from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services; to authorize an appropriation of $124,998.90 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the Project Safe Neighborhoods 2018- Southern District Grant (Violent Crime Apprehension Program); and to declare an emergency. ($124,998.90)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Police seeks to enhance and expand their ability to track criminals and enhance and expand their technological footprint by purchasing the appropriate safety equipment; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Police, was awarded funding through the Projec...
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