Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 2166-2011 passed 12/08/11 authorized the acceptance of the 2012 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Grant #2011-WF-VA2-8758 by the City Attorney's Office. This legislation will authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of said grant.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $35,667.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2012 General Fund Budget. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2012 General Fund Budget ordinance 2001-2011.
Project period: 01/01/12 - 12/31/12
Federal Share: $107,000.00
Matching funds: $35,667.00
Total Grant: $142,667.00
Title
To authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds in the amount of $35,667.00 for the 2012 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutor Grant for the continued funding of the Domestic Violence Prosecutors program. ($35,667.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars ($107,000.00) for the VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors program, #11-WF-VA2-8758; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance and appropriation of this grant was authorized by ordinance 2166-2011, passed on 12/8/11; and
WHEREAS, this grant requires the City Attorney to supply matching funds in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($35,667.00); and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer and appropriate the matching funds in order that the services supported may continue without interruption and for the preservation of the public 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 matching funds required by the 2012 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors grant in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($35,667.00) is hereby transferred as follows:
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