To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Recorder's Court Night Traffic Court

Initiator

Finance Department

Recommendation

Approval is requested to submit an application and if approved accept a grant \n \n from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in the amount of $10,000 or as \n \n otherwise awarded and amend the Multi-governmental Fund by like amount.

Approval

Approved

Background

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety offers grants to help promote

innovative programs that address highway safety problems.

Analysis

The Recorder's Court sees a need for a special traffic court that would meet in

the evenings twice monthly for youthful offenders. This grant would pay the

personnel costs of a judge, clerk, financial records clerk, bailiff, deputy,

and/or police officer to operate the court, with an expected length of three

hours per session. The grant period is from October 1, 2008 through September

30, 2009.

Financial Considerations

The grant will pay all additional costs of operating these special court

sessions. The grant will be for a minimum of $10,000. No local match is

required.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

The City of Columbus is eligible to receive these funds and if awarded, will be

obligated by the conditions of the grant.

Recommendations/ Actions

Authorize the Mayor or his designee to submit, and if approved, accept a grant

of $10,000 or as otherwise awarded from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety

for the purpose of operating a Recorder's Court special nighttime traffic court

in bimonthly sessions.





A RESOLUTION



NO. _____

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR AND IF APPROVED THE ACCEPTANCE OF

A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 OR AS OTHERWISE AWARDED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S

OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO SUPPORT TWICE MONTHLY NIGHTTIME SPECIAL RECORDER'S

COURT SESSIONS FOR DEALING WITH TEENAGE TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH

REQUIRED, AND TO AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY LIKE AMOUNT.

WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidate Government is committed to enforcing traffic

laws and educating the public in highway safety, with particular emphasis on

youthful offenders; and,

WHEREAS, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety offers grants using limited

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds to promote the development

and implementation of innovative programs that address highway safety problems;

and,

WHEREAS, the Recorder's Court sees the benefit of a special traffic court for

dealing with youthful offenders, with night-time sessions which will aid in the

participation of the offenders and their parents'; and,

WHEREAS, the Recorder's Court requests approval to submit an application in the

amount of $10,000 for funding to pay the personnel costs of holding two evening

traffic court sessions per month, and such funding does not require a local

match, and to amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by like amount. The project

period for such grant will run from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

That the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit and if approved, accept a

grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in the amount of $10,000 or

as otherwise awarded, with no local match requirement, and to amend the

Multi-Governmental Fund by like amount.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the

_________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of

_____________members of said Council.

Councilor Allen voting __________.









Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.



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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor

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