Agenda Item # 4
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
7/09/2013
Agenda Report # 004
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Junior Marshal?s Program
INITIATED BY: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention
Recommendation: Approval is requested to extend current contract with Muscogee
County Marshal?s Office to award funding for Crime Prevention initiatives
through June 30, 2014.
Background: Columbus Office of Crime Prevention has agreed to recommend the
balance of the for the Muscogee County Marshal?s Office in effort to mentor
juveniles from ages 11-14 in middle schools to reduce drug usage, pregnancy and
gang activity among juveniles within the school system.
Analysis: Funds will be used to pay for quality programming as well as
mentoring for juveniles.
Financial Considerations: These funds are appropriated from the Other Local
Option Sales Tax, Crime Prevention Program and do not require a match.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the resolution authorizing the Mayor and
City Manager to extend the existing contract with Muscogee County Marshal?s
Office through June 30, 2014 to provide funding for mentoring and quality
summer programming for middle school children.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT WITH MUSCOGEE COUNTY
MARSHAL?S OFFICE FOR $29,038.07 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE INITIATIVES OF
MUSCOGEE COUNTY MARSHAL?S OFFICE.
WHEREAS, Muscogee County Marshal?s Office has created the Junior Marshal?s
Program to impact the lives of juveniles to reduce the rate of drug usage,
pregnancy and gang activity; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Office of Crime Prevention has authorized funding under
the Crime Prevention Program for this project in the amount of $29,038.07 to
Muscogee County Marshal?s Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to extend the
current contract through the Columbus Office of Crime Prevention with Muscogee
County Marshal?s Office through June 30, 2014 for balance of funding for the
Junior Marshal?s Program. Funds were budgeted in the FY13 budget and will be
carried over to the FY14 Budget: Other Local Option Sales Tax, Crime
Prevention Program.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the 9th day of July, 2013 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
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