Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the Cyber Crime Investigator and Domestic Violence Victim Advocate Grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs.
This grant partially funds a Cyber Crime Investigator and a Domestic Violence Victim Advocate to serve the Franklin County community within the City Attorney's Prosecution section. The Cyber Crime Investigator investigates telecommunication harassment allegations and frequently assists in stalking cases helping to identify the suspect. The DV Victim Advocate works with victims of domestic violence and stalking in their initial court appearances frequently within days of the incident as well as assisting them with obtaining emergency protection orders.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.
Fiscal Impact:
Project period: 01/01/09 - 12/31/09
Federal Share: $76,689.00
There are no required matching funds for this grant award.
The balance of the costs for the two positions, not covered by the grant, is funded within the City Attorney's general fund budget.
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To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs; to appropriate said funds in the amount of $76,689.00 for the funding of the Cyber Crime Investigator and Domestic Violence Victim Advocate programs; and to declare an emergency. ($76,689.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of Seventy-six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-nine Dollars ($76,689.00) for the Cyber Crime Investigator and Domestic Violence Victim Advocate program, Grant #08-JAG-2010; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City Attorney's Offic...
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