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ORDINANCE NO. 124, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND AND
TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET
FOR THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice has awarded the City of Fort
Collins Community Development and Neighborhood Services ("CDNS") a grant in the amount
of $56,192 for salaries associated with the continued operation of the Restorative Justice
Program (the "Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Program is an alternative method to the traditional criminal justice
system, providing services since its inception to more than 2,450 young people who committed
chargeable offenses in the community; 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 grant period for this award is from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a 25% grant match of $18,730 where the City's cash
match of $11,170 will come from 2014 CDNS operating funds for Restorative Justice and the
remaining $7,560 match requirement will come from in-kind services by the Eighth Judicial
District Probation Department; 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 Colorado Division of
Criminal Justice 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 unexpected 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:
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Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the
General Fund the sum of FIFTY SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY TWO
DOLLARS ($56,192) for expenditure in the General Fund for continuation of the Restorative
Justice Program.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of ELEVEN THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS ($11,170) is hereby authorized for transfer from
Community Development and Neighborhood Services operating funds in the General Fund to the
grant project for Restorative Justice Services and appropriated herein.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
September, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of October, A.D.
2014.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of October, A.D. 2014.
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