City of Columbus - File #: 1747-2008

• File #: 1747-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/28/2008
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 11/10/2008
• Final action: 11/12/2008
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to accept, and to authorize the appropriation of, a SVAA grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-three Dollars for the funding of the SVAA Domestic Violence Advocates program, and to declare an emergency. ($9,743.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/12/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/12/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/10/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/10/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/30/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/30/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/29/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/29/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/29/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/29/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/28/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/28/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	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, in the amount of $9,743.00 for the State Victims Assistance Act (SVAA) Domestic Violence Advocates Grant #2009-SA-DSCE-537 for the funding of the SVAA 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.

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

Fiscal Impact:
There are no matching funds required and therefore no cost to the general fund by accepting this grant.

Title

To authorize the City Attorney to accept, and to authorize the appropriation of, a SVAA grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-three Dollars for the funding of the SVAA Domestic Violence Advocates program, and to declare an emergency. ($9,743.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, has awarded the Columbus City Attorney's Office a grant in the amount of Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($9,743.00) for the SVAA Domestic Violence Advocates Grant No. 2009-SA-DSCE-537 for the grant period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. There is no required match for this grant.

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Columbus City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant award in order that the services supported may continue uninterrupted and for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO

SECTION 1. That the Columbus City At...