Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept the VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Grant #2011-WF-VA2-8758 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs.
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.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the grant funded activities to begin on 01/01/12.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $35,667.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2012 General Fund Budget and legislation will be submitted in 2012 to authorize the transfer and expenditure of the required match.
Project period: 01/01/12 - 12/31/12
Federal Share: $107,000.00
Matching funds: $35,667.00
Total Grant Award: $142,667.00
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Program; to authorize the appropriation of grant funds in the amount of One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars for the Domestic Violence Prosecutors Program; and to declare an emergency. ($107,000.00)
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 ($107,00.00) for the 2012 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Program, and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney desires authority to accept and expend said grant award; and, now therefore,
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 commence at the beginnin...
Click here for full text