Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates Grant # 2013VADOME537 from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General.
This grant partially funds three Legal Advocates for the Domestic Violence Unit of 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:
The required matching funds of $30,526.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2013 General Fund Budget and legislation will be submitted in 2013 to authorize the transfer and expenditure of the required match.
The Grant award is as follows:
Grant Period: 10/01/12 - 09/30/13
State Share: $91,577.00
Matching funds: $30,526.00
Total Grant: $122,103.00
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General; to authorize the appropriation of grant funds in the amount of Ninety-one Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-seven Dollars for the continued funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program; and to declare an emergency. ($91,577.00)
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-one Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-seven Dollars ($91,577.00) for the 12-13 VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates Grant, 2013VADOME537, for the period of October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney desires authority to accept said grant award; 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 services supported may c...
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