Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, and will further authorize the transfer of the required matching funds from the general fund.
This grant partially funds two Prosecuting Attorneys for the Domestic Violence Unit of the City Attorney's Office. The Domestic Violence Unit assists witnesses and victims of domestic violence through the legal process and provides counseling, referrals, and linkage with agencies and community resources.
This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2013 general fund budget ordinance 2630-2012.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $35,667.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2013 General Fund budget.
Project period: 01/01/13 - 12/31/13
Federal Share: $107,000.00
Matching funds: $35,667.00
Total Grant Award: $142,667.00
Emergency Designation:
Emergency action is requested to allow the grant activities to commence as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, in the amount of $107,000.00 for the Domestic Violence Prosecutors Program; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; to authorize the transfer of matching funds in the amount of $35,667.00 from the general fund; and, to declare an emergency. ($142,667.00)
Body
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 One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars ($107,000.00) for the 2013 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Program, and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney desires authority to accept and expend said grant award; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the grant requires matching funds in the amount of Thirty-five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven ...
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