Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) to provide violence prevention activities for a total amount of $8,000.
The funding will be used to finance and support SAVE's Students Network at South High School. Funds will be used to provide salaries and fringe costs to program staff and trainers. The program is a school-based, youth development, violence prevention service for at-risk youth with an emphasis on developing the skills attitude and protective factors needed to keep children from becoming a victim or perpetrator of crime and to graduate and become successful and responsible adults. The program and grant application have been reviewed by City Council and it was determined that they have articulated a need for Emergency Human Services funds that is sufficient to justify approval of said grant.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this activity is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $8,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Emergency Human Services Fund to the Department of Development; to approve the grant application of Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Columbus City Codes, 1959; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) to provide violence prevention activities; to authorize the expenditure of $8,000 from the Emergency Human Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,000.00)
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WHEREAS Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) has submitted a grant application seeking financial assistance for Emergency Human Services Funds; and
WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed the...
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