Explanation
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, for the 2015 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Law Enforcement Stalking Advocate Grant, for the funding of a Stalking Advocate to be trained and housed at the City Attorney’s Office to work with the Columbus Division of Police Stalking Detectives. The Domestic Violence and Stalking unit of the City Attorney's Office works closely with the Columbus Division of Police and assists witnesses and victims of domestic violence and stalking through the legal process and provides counseling, referrals and linkage with agencies and community resources. This ordinance will further authorize the appropriation of the grant funds and the transfer and appropriation of the matching funds required by the grant award.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $16,341.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2014 General Fund Budget.
Project period: 01/01/15 - 12/31/15
Federal Share: $49,023.00
Matching funds: $16,341.00
Total Grant Award: $65,364.00
Emergency Designation:
Emergency action is requested to allow the grant activities to commence at the beginning of the grant period.
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, in the amount of Forty-nine Thousand Twenty-three Dollars for the funding of the 2015 VAWA Law Enforcement Stalking Advocate Grant program; to authorize the transfer of matching funds in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Forty-one Dollars from the General Fund; to authorize the appropriation of total funds in the amount of Sixty-five Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-four Dollars; and to declare an emergency. ($65,364.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has awarded the City of C...
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