Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Police was awarded additional funding through the American Rescue Plan Funding 2022 Crime Lab Backlog from the Office of Criminal Justice. This federally supported program seeks to reduce the number of backlogged cases and to increase capacity. Funds have been awarded for additional equipment. The cost breakdown for these funds is as follows: equipment $567,000.00.
The official city program contact authorized to act in connection with this $567,000.00 grant is Crime Lab Manager, Angela Farrington. The grant award start date was May 1, 2022 and ends December 31, 2024.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to make these additional funds available to purchase new crime lab equipment and instrumentation as soon as possible since the grant award was effective May 1, 2022 and expires December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an acceptance of the $567,000.00 grant award and the appropriation of those funds from the Office of Criminal Justice to improve laboratory efficiency by replacing outdated equipment and instrumentation. This is a new award granting additional funds to the City of Columbus. No matching funds are required and all grant expenditures will be reimbursed by the grant awarded funding.
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To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog award from the Office of Criminal Justice; to authorize the Crime Lab Manager as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant; to authorize an appropriation of $567,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the cost of the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog Grant activities and expenditures; and to declare an emergency. ($567,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police was awarded funding through the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog Grant from the...
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