City of Columbus - File #: 0487-2007

• File #: 0487-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/19/2007
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 4/9/2007
• Final action: 4/11/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to enter into a contract with Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence, a non-profit private corporation, for counseling and other professional services, to authorize the expenditure of Twenty-nine Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-four and 50/100 Dollars, and to declare an emergency. ($29,984.50)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/10/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
4/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/2/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
3/23/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/21/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/21/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/21/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/21/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/21/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/21/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/21/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/21/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/19/2007	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/19/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background:

Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence is a non-profit private corporation, a contract agency with the Franklin County ADAMH Board, and an approved licensed mental health agency by the Director of Mental Health, State of Ohio. This ordinance will authorize the City Attorney to enter into a contract with Choices to provide services to victims of domestic violence as an additional facet of the services provided by the Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit of the City Attorney's Office through the assignment of a liaison to the Columbus City Attorney's Office who will provide victim advocacy, crisis intervention, and referrals as it pertains to domestic violence cases.

The City Attorney's Office has been contracting with Choices since 1986 and desires to continue these services.

Fiscal Impact:
Monies are available in the FY2007 budget. This is a budgeted request.

Emergency action is being requested to allow services to continue without interruption.

Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence, a non-profit private corporation
Active Contract Compliance #31-0910779 - expires 08/22/08

Title

To authorize and direct the City Attorney to enter into a contract with Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence, a non-profit private corporation, for counseling and other professional services, to authorize the expenditure of Twenty-nine Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-four and 50/100 Dollars, and to declare an emergency. ($29,984.50)

Body

WHEREAS, the City Attorney desires to enter into a contract with Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence, a non-profit private corporation, to provide counseling and other professional services to the Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit of the City Attorney's Office in the amount of Twenty-nine Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-four and 50/100 Dollars ($29,984.50);and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessar...