HomeMy WebLinkAbout180 - 12/07/2004 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR POLICE SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING TH ORDINANCE NO. 180, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE
GENERAL FUND FOR POLICE SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING
THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED
IN THE POLICE SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET TO THE LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant by the United
States Department of Justice and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant("LLEBG")program in
the amount of$13,817; and
WHEREAS, the 1.1 G funds are to be used for the procurement of equipment related to
basic law enforcement functions; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to purchase approximately 12 trunk vaults for
securing SWAT rifles and other SWAT equipments in vehicles; and
WHEREAS,an Advisory Board was formed of representatives from local law enforcement,
the prosecutor's office,the court system,the public schools,and a non-profit agency active in crime
prevention or treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Board reviewed the proposed use of the grant funds and
recommended to the United States Department of Justice the agency's use of the funds; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires $1,535 of matching funds, which was included in the 2004
Police Services budget for this purpose and are available for transfer to the Police Services LLEBG
program; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("Charter")
permits City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at anytime 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 LLEBG 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 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 grant revenue in the
General Fund the sum of THIRTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
DOLLARS ($13,817)for expenditure in the General Fund for Police Services equipment related to
basic law enforcement functions.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS($1,535)is authorized for transfer from the Police Services
operating budget in the General Fund to the Police Services LLEBG program for equipment and
technology related to basic law enforcement functions and appropriated therein.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
November,A.D.2004,and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of December,A.D.2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of December, A.D. 2004.
145-0
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk