Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the Domestic Violence Equipment Grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs.
This grant will purchase equipment to be used by the Domestic Violence Unit of the City Attorney's Prosecution section in providing services to domestic violence victims.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the purchase of the equipment within the term of the grant.
Fiscal Impact:
Project period: 08/25/09 - 09/31/09
Federal Share: $7,877.00
There are no required matching funds for this grant award.
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of said funds in the amount of Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-seven Dollars for the purchase of equipment for the Domestic Violence Unit of the City Attorney's Office; and to declare an emergency. ($7,877.00)
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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 Seven thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-seven Dollars ($7,877.00) for equipment for the Domestic Violence Unit Grant #06-CPEG-4001; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant funds in order that the equipment may be purchased within the grant period 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 City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to accept a grant in the amount of Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-seven Dollars ($7,877.00) from the Franklin County Board o...
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