HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13693Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEII'TS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $406,230 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE HEROIN REDUCTION/PREVENTION TEAM, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES
AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1998-99 and in the Budget of
the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of
$406,230 00 from available funds for the purpose of funding the Heroin Reduchon/Prevention Team.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or~udgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections,
or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 13540 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the
same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and
appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect after the date of its passage, and rt is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
2/2/99 **G-12456 35JUSTICE 1 of 2
suB~ECT FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSAL
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, a grant from the Governor's Office
Criminal Justice Division in the amount of $321,085, and E
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Special Trust Fund, Awarded Assets, by $85,145 from available funds, and
3 Authorize the transfer of $85,145 from the Special Trust Fund, Awarded Assets, to Grants Fund for
the City's match, and
4 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund by $406,230 from available funds.
Each year, the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice funds projects for various law enforcement
agencies throughout the State, based on grant applications submitted by -the agencies. Criminal
Justice grant applications from agencies in the Metroplex area will be reviewed by the North Central
Texas Council of Entitled Governments. The Police Department has developed a new project.
Heroin Reduction/Prevention Team
This .is atwo-tiered project, with the primary thrusts being the formation of a dedicated investigation
team and the creation of an anti-heroin marketing campaign in partnership with other area groups. The
investigative team will consist of a sergeant and four police officers. Their major tasks will include
development of street level sources of informants with knowledge of heroin trafficking, identification of
major and street level heroin traffickers, interdiction of incoming heroin shipments, and coordination
with the Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit (TCNICU) and the High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task forces. In partnership with the City's Public Health Department,
Crime Prevention Resource Center, the adult and juvenile Drug Treatment Courts, D.A.R.E., and other
interested community ,groups, an awareness campaign centered around the theme "Every dose of
heroin.is an overdose", will be mounted Public service announcements will be produced and given
to area radio and. television stations and advertisements will be placed on bus benches, the side of
busses and on billboards.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
M,'Ayor and Council eommunicAtion
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
2/2/99 **G-12456 35JUSTICE 2 of 2
SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSAL
Category CJD Grant CSI y Match Total
Personnel and Fringe Benefits $304,076* $ 4,711 $308,787
Equipment 13,359 13,359 26,718
Supplies and
Direct Operating Expenses 3,650 67,075 70,725
TOTAL: $321,085 $85,145 $406,230
*Finance includes indirect costs per approved indirect cost rates computed by David M Griffith, Inc. for
the City of Fort Worth (19 06% for the Police Department, ea. $48,679), and as specified by the
Accounting Division of the Department. The indirect costs are included in the total amount of the grant
program Additionally, the Criminal Justice Division has mandated that in the event of any misuse or
loss of issued Criminal Justice Division funds, the City will replace these funds in full
A grant application has been submitted to the North Central Texas Council of Govemments in order to
meet state budget estimate deadlines. The North Central Texas Council of Govemments will prioritize
all grant applications and, shortly .afterwards, it will be known if this project can reasonably be expected
to receive state funds. The required matching funds for these .grants will be budgeted for in the Special
Trust Fund as part of .the normal budget process.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated, of the Grants Fund
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Submitted for City .Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GR76 451644 035202563000 $321,085.00 ~~DY~
Libby Watson 6183 GR76 472072 035202563000 $ 85,145.00
Originating Department Head: GR76 516010 035202563010 $406
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FE72 488353 035535000000 $ 85,145.00
FE72 538070 035535000000 $85,145.00 FFB 2
Thomas Windham 4-8385 (from)
FE72 538070 035535000000 $ 85,145.00 ~,,., l~~J
Additional Information Contact: City Sacrestarq of t$e
City of Fort Worth, Texasr
Thomas Windham 4-8385
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