City of Columbus - File #: 1251-2007

• File #: 1251-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/16/2007
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/23/2007
• Final action: 7/25/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the appropriation of $30,000 within the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and to authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to contract with the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO) to provide services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, relating to hate crimes, sexual assault and same-sex domestic violence, and to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the Public Safety Initiatives Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/24/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/23/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/23/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/18/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/18/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/18/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/17/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/17/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/17/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/17/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/17/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/17/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/17/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/16/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/16/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to contract with the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO) to provide services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, relating to hate crimes, sexual assault and same-sex domestic violence. BRAVO also offers an education and outreach program aimed at both violence prevention within the LGBT community and educating service providers to ensure the LGBT clients receive culturally competent services.

Council amended the 2007 operating budget to provide funding in the Public Safety Initiatives fund to accommodate targeted programming to enhance community safety. Councilmember Ginther, chair of Council's Public Safety Committee, sponsors this action as a reasonable use of those funds.

BRAVO will use City funds to continue and expand outreach efforts, and for training and client service programming. The agency serves over 3,000 clients each year and collaborates with other community organizations, including the Columbus Police Department, CHOICES, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, the City Attorney's Prosecutor's Office, and Mount Carmel, among others. BRAVO reports that in 2006, 202 hate crime incidents occurred locally and 63 documented cases of same sex domestic violence.

This legislation is presented as an emergency so that services can commence at the soonest practicable time. BRAVO is a non-profit agency. This contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.

BRAVO's contract compliance number is 31-1461179.


FISCAL IMPACT: Funds to accommodate this contract exist within the Public Safety Initiatives fund pursuant to a City Council amendment earlier this year.



Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $30,000 within the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and to authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to contract with the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO) ...