HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/07/2009 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 072, 2009, APPROPRI ITEM NUMBER: 16
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July 7, 2009
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Perrie McMillen
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 072, 2009, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
General Fund for the Restorative Justice Program and Authorizing the Transfer of Matching Funds
Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Operating Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City has received the following grant funds for Police Services:
1. A grant in the amount of$21,574 from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Juvenile
Diversion,for the continuation of Restorative Justice Services.These funds are for the 2009-
10 grant cycle. A cash match of$7,191 (25%) is required and will be met by appropriating
the funds from the Police operating budget.
2. Additional funds in the amount of$5,000 from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice,
Juvenile Diversion, for the continuation of Restorative Justice Services. These additional
funds were awarded from unspent funds returned to DCJ from other agencies,and are to be
used for current grant cycle expenses.A cash match of$1,667 (25%) is required and will be
met by appropriating funds from prior program income.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A grant in the amount of $21,574 and additional funds of$5,000 have been received from the
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) for salaries associated with the continued operation
of Restorative Justice Services,which includes the RESTORE program for shoplifting offenses,and
the Restorative Justice Conferencing Program (RJCP) for all other offenses. Restorative Justice is
an alternative method of holding a young offender accountable by facilitating a meeting with the
offender, the victim and members of the community to determine the harm done by the crime, and
how to repair the harm. By identifying and repairing the harm-caused by the crime, Criminal Justice
Officials are optimistic repeat offenses by these youth will be reduced and the needs and concerns
of the victims and affected community will be addressed.
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A $7,191 cash match is required for the $21,574 grant and will be met by appropriating funds from
the police operating budget. A $1,667 cash match is required for the $5,000 additional funds and
will be met by appropriating funds from prior program income.
The additional funds of $5,000 will be applied to the July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009 grant period
expenses.
The grant period for the $21,574 grant is from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
ORDINANCE NO. 072, 2009
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING
THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED
IN THE POLICE SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice ("CDCJ") has awarded the City a
grant in the amount of$21,574 ("Grant I") for operating expenses associated with the operation of
the Restorative Justice Program (the "Program") for the 2009-2010 grant cycle; and
WHEREAS,CDCJ has also awarded the City a second grant in the amount of$5,000("Grant
II"),from funds returned to the CDCJ from other agencies,to be used for operating expenses of the
Program in the current grant cycle; and
WHEREAS,the Program is an alternative method to the traditional criminal justice system;
and
WHEREAS, the Program facilitates a meeting with the young offender, the victim, and
community members to discuss the harm caused by the young offender and to find meaningful ways
for the young person to repair that harm; and
WHEREAS,the grants require a cash match from the City in the amount of$7,191 for Grant
I and $1,667 for Grant II; and
WHEREAS, such matching funds are currently in the General Fund operating budget for
Police Services and available for transfer to the grant project for the Program; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to make
supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total
amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for
that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be
received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the CDCJ grant funds as
described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the
current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer
by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one project to
another project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains
unchanged.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General
Fund the sum of TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS
($26,574)for expenditure in the General Fund to the Police Services grant project for the Restorative
Justice Program.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($8,858)is authorized for transfer from the Police Services
operating budget in the General Fund to the Police Services grant project for the Restorative Justice
Program and appropriated therein.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and.ordered published this 7th day of July,
A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on the 21 st day of July, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of July, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk