CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                    City Manager/Police Chief

ORDINANCE 08-17

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING ALASKA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS FOR SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT, DUI ENFORCEMENT AND TWO NEW RADAR GUNS AND RADAR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

 

            WHEREAS, The Homer Police Department has received three grants from the State of Alaska Highway Safety Program; and  

 

            WHEREAS, The grants are for seatbelt enforcement activities in the amount of $11,583.80, DUI enforcement in the amount of $25,211.80 and funding to purchase two new radar guns and train one police officer to be a traffic radar instructor in the amount of $6,716.00; and

 

            WHEREAS, The purpose of the grants is to reduce deaths and injuries caused by impaired drivers, to increase compliance with Alaska’s primary seat belt law, and identify motorists exceeding the speed limits.


            NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Homer Ordains:

 

            Section 1. That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates Alaska Highway Safety Program grants for seat belt enforcement, DUI enforcement, and two New Radar Guns and Radar Instructor Training as follows and hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents:

 

Account No.                                        Description                                           Amount

157-780-4521                                     ASTEP DUI Enforcement Grant           $25,211.80     

                                               

Expenditure:

157-780-5102/5105                            Officer Wages and Benefits                   $25,211.80     

 

Account No.                                        Description                                           Amount

157-781-4521                                     ASTEP Seatbelt Enforcement Grant      $11,583.80

 

Expenditure:

157-780-5102/5105                            Officer Wages and Benefits                   $11,583.80

 

Account No.                                        Description                                           Amount

157-739-4521                                     Traffic Radar Instructor Training            $ 6,716.00

                                                            & Equipment Purchase Grant

Expenditure:                            

157-739-5102/5105                            Officer Wages and Benefits                   $ 6,716.00

157-739-5231                                     Equipment

            Section 2. This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature and is a non code ordinance.

            PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this ____ day of ___________, 2008.

 

                                                                        CITY OF HOMER



                                                                        _____________________________

                                                                        JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR



ATTEST:



______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

 

Introduction:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

 

 

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

 

 

Reviewed and approved as to form and content:

 

___________________________                              ___________________________

Walt E. Wrede City Manager                                       Gordon Tans, City Attorney



Date: ______________________                               Date: ______________________

Fiscal Note: Fiscal information included in body of Ordinance.