City of Columbus - File #: 1589-2007

• File #: 1589-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/28/2007
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 10/15/2007
• Final action: 10/16/2007
• Title: To authorize the Columbus City Attorney to accept a grant from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General in the amount of $108,244.00 for the continued funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program; to authorize appropriation of said funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant award in the amount of $36,081.00; and to declare an emergency. ($144,325.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/16/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/16/2007	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/15/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/15/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/4/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/3/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/3/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/2/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/2/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

This legislation will authorize the Columbus City Attorney to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General in the amount of $144,325.00 for the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Domestic Violence Advocates Grant #2008-VA-DSCE-537 for the funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program within the Columbus 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 will further authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award.

The Grant award is as follows:
Grant Period: 10/01/07 - 09/30/08
State Share: $108,244.00
Matching funds: $36,081.00
Total Grant: $144,325.00

Title

To authorize the Columbus City Attorney to accept a grant from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General in the amount of $108,244.00 for the continued funding of the VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates program; to authorize appropriation of said funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of this grant award in the amount of $36,081.00; and to declare an emergency. ($144,325.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General has awarded the Columbus City Attorney's Office a grant in the amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Forty-four Dollars ($108,244.00) for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008, Grant No. 2008-VA-DSCE-537 VOCA Domestic Violence Advocates; and

WHEREAS, the acceptance of this grant requires the Columbus City Attorney to supply matching funds in the amount of Thirty-six Thousand Eighty-one Dollars ($36,081.00); and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Columbus City Attorney's Office in that it is necessary to immediately accept and appropriate the grant funds and transfer and...