Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 2507-2012 passed 12/05/12 authorized the acceptance of the 2012-2013 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Domestic Violence Advocates Grant #2013-VA-DOME-537 by the City Attorney's Office. This legislation will authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of said grant.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $30,526.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2013 General Fund Budget.
Project period: 10/01/12 - 09/30/13
Federal Share: $91,577.00
Matching funds: $30,526.00
Total Grant: $122,103.00
Emergency Designation:
Emergency action is requested to allow the grant activities to continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds in the amount of Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-six Dollars for the funding of the 2012-2013 VOCA DV Advocates program and to declare an emergency. ($30,526.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office a grant for the 2012-2013 VOCA DV Advocates Grant program, #2013-VA-DOME-537; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the grant was authorized by ordinance 2507-2012, passed on 12/5/12; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires the City Attorney to supply matching funds in the amount of Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($30,526.00); and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in tha it is immediately necessary to transfer and appropriate the matching funds in order that the services supported may continue without interruption 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 matching funds required by the 2012-2013 VOCA DV Advocates grant in the amount of Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($30,526.00) is hereby transferred as follows:
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