Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the VAWA Domestic Violence Courtroom Advocate Grant #05-WF-VA5-8757 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Justice Programs, for the continued funding of the VAWA Domestic Violence Advocate program within the Domestic Violence unit of the City Attorney's Office. This unit assists witnesses and victims of domestic violence through the legal process and provides counseling, referrals, and linkage with agencies and community resources. This ordinance will further authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.
This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2006 General Fund Budget.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $9,090.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2006 General Fund Budget.
Project period: 01/01/06 - 12/31/06
Federal Share: $27,268.00
Matching funds: $9,090.00
Total Grants: $36,358.00
Title
To authorize the acceptance a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Justice Programs, and the appropriation of said funds in the amount of Twenty-seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars ($27,268.00) for the funding of the VAWA Domestic Violence Courtroom Advocate program, to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of the grant in the amount of Nine Thousand Ninety Dollars ($9,090.00) and to declare an emergency. ($36,358.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, grant 05-WF-VA5-8757 in the amount of Twenty-seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars ($27,268.00) for the VAWA Domestic Violence Courtroom Advocate program for the year 2006; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this grant requires that the City Attorney supply matching funds in the amount of Nine Thousand Ninety Dollars ($9,090.00); and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant funds, and to transfer and appropriate the matching funds in order that the services supported may continue without interruption and for the preservation of the pubic health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to accept a grant in the amount of Twenty-seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars ($27,268.00) from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Justice Programs.
SECTION 2. That the amount of Nine Thousand Ninety Dollars ($9,090.00) is hereby transferred as follows:
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 01, object level 03 1000, organizational cost account 240564.
TO: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 10, object level 03 5501, organizational cost account 240564.
FROM: department 2401, general fund, fund number 010, object level 1 10, object level 03 5501, organizational cost account 240564.
TO: department 2401, VAWA Domestic Violence Courtroom Advocate Grant fund, grant #248271, fund number 220, object level 03 0886, organizational cost account 240762.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project award period the sum of Thirty-six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-eight Dollars ($36,358.00) is appropriated as follows: department 2401, VAWA Domestic Violence Courtroom Advocates Grant, grant number 248271, fund number 220, organizational cost account 240762, object level 3 - 1000.
SECTION 4. That funds appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 shall be paid upon order of the City Attorney and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.