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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13063Ordinance No. ~ Q AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $68,165 00 FROM INCREASED REVENUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INTERIM FUNDING FOR TWENTY COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) GRANT FUNDED POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS, 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 1996-97 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 $68,165 00 from increased revenue for the purpose of providing interim funding for twenty Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant funded police officer positions. SECTION 2. 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 judgement 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. 12629 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropnations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assist City Attorney G/~ ~ /~ ~- Dat~_ ~ ~o~U~ ~ ~ ~ 5 '7 Adopted Effective City of Fort Worth, Teacas Mayor end Council Communication 07/01 /97 ~~G-11923 13COPS 1 of 2 SUBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR INTERIM FUNDING ;OF COPS GRANT POSITIONS RECOMMENDATION (t is recommended that the City Council ~f ~w i-. ~ ~ k f. 1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing General Fund appropriations by $68,165 OOand decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the same amount, and 2 Approve the transfer of $68,165 OOfrom the General Fund to the Grants Fund, and ~ ~, 3 Adopt the attached appropriations ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund by 568,165 00 for funding of twenty police officer positions originally funded under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant DISCUSSION The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant was applied for in October 1993, and the 51,500,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice was received in October 1994 The grant funds twenty neighborhood police officer positions Since the submittal of the grant application, two changes in City policies have caused additional expenditures within the grant that were not planned originally and that are not covered by remaining COPS grant funds One change.~is~-the~'implementation of the current pay plan with the inception of the Crime Control and Prevention District in October 1995, which increased police officer salaries an average of 9 8 percent The other change is the increase in the retirement multiplier in September 1996, which in turn increased the City's contribution for police retirement from 9 22 percent to 9 78 percent Overall; the COPS grant will have a shortfall of $68,165 before the end of the current fiscal year on September 30 No additional funds under this grant will be forthcoming Future funding of these twenty positions is proposed in the 1997-98 Crime Control and Prevention District budget Printed on Re~yded Paper City of Fort Worth Texcis Mayor and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE NIIMBER LOG NAME ~ PAGE_ 07/01 /97 **G-11923 13COPS 2 ~of Z SIIBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRfATION FOR INTERIM FUN DING O.F COPS~GRANT POSITIONS ~`' FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION ~ `` .R The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriations ordinances and approval of the above recommendations, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund Upon `~~completion of this recommendation, the unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General -Fund will be ' $25,260,575 ~ ~ ` CB m ~. , ~ ~ }5,.i~ ~. .~ A z ~ ~ ' 1 5', f~ a n ~ 1 '.M , ~. 1 1~.. ~ ~ ~~ 't *~ '1.., r , r + a f~ , .., ~ >, ~ `4 .Y Submitted for City Manager's FiTND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office byd (to) 2)GR76 472001 035423262000 $68,165.00 AppROVED Charles Boswell 8511 2)GR76 514010 035423262000 $68,165.00 Originating Department Head: 1)6601 538070 0903500 $68,165.00 CI TY COUN CI L ~g~ ~" ~ ` ~ Jim Keyes 8517 (from) 2)6601 538070 0903500 $68,165.00 e. ~ ~~~ ~ r ~~~~ For Additional Information ~ Contact: ~~ ~ FO ~, ~ Judy Harrell 8334 Printed ort Recyded Paper ~,~~R#ed Ordinance Nd~~~ Z t '~ Adopted Ord~nanc~ No.~ ~~-~