Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus Division of Police (CPD) has been awarded funding through the FY10 S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence (DV) Warrants Task Force Project. The project will focus on misdemeanor domestic violence related crimes eligible for VAWA funding. The CPD task force officers will work overtime to search for wanted suspects and serve outstanding warrants for misdemeanor DV related crimes against female victims in the City of Columbus and Franklin County. The VAWA grant funding will pay the sworn officer overtime costs of the project and the city will pay the base pay costs of a CPD supervisor to oversee, administer and document the project activities. The City must act as a sub-grantee to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners through the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs according to the federal grant guidelines. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a sub-grantee award and contract documents to accept the award on behalf of the city.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary to be sure that the grant funds are available for use for the beginning of the award period, January 1, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes a $15,000.00 expenditure from the General Government Grant Fund for the Violence Against Women project for the Division of Police. There is a required match of $5,000 which will be provided via the General Fund through sworn supervisor salary including fringe benefit costs associated with the grant project.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a sub-grantee award and enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs for a FY10 Violence Against Woman Act (VAWA) grant, to authorize an appropriation of $15,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General G...
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