City of Columbus - File #: 1365-2009

• File #: 1365-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/8/2009
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 11/9/2009
• Final action: 11/11/2009
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to accept the 09-10 VOCA Domestic Violence grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $97,422.00 for the continued funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of said funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant award in the amount of $32,474.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($129,896.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/11/2009	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
11/11/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/9/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/9/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/26/2009	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/22/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2009	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/22/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/21/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/21/2009	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/21/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2009	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/20/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, for the funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program within the City Attorney's Office. The Domestic Violence unit of the City Attorney's Office 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 appropriation and expenditure of the grant funds and the transfer and appropriation of the matching funds required by the grant award.

Emergency action is requested to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.

Fiscal Impact:
The Grant award is as follows:
Grant Period: 10/01/09 - 09/30/10
State Share: $97,422.00
Matching funds: $32,474.00
Total Grant: $129,896.00

Title

To authorize the City Attorney to accept the 09-10 VOCA Domestic Violence grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $97,422.00 for the continued funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of said funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant award in the amount of $32,474.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($129,896.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of Ninety-seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-two Dollars ($97,422.00) for the 09-10 VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates Grant, 2010-VA-DOME-537, for the period October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the acceptance of this grant requires the City Attorney to supply matching funds in the amount of Thirty-two Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-four Dollars ($32,474.00); and

WHEREAS, ...