Explanation
This ordinance funds the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, a non-profit working on several initiatives to reduce family violence in the central Ohio area. Council president Mentel and Council member Ginther sponsored an amendment to the 2007 budget to add $250,000, an increase of $164,000 over 2005 and 2006, for the organization.
The purpose of the organization is to improve the way individuals and institutions think about and respond to family violence. The Coalition's Board has four priorities: judicial reform, training and education, enhancement of victim services, and public awareness. Current year funding is targeted to sustain civil legal services that are provided to victims of domestic violence by the Capital University Family Advocacy Clinic.
This action follows on the heels of City Council's funding the Capital Area Humane Society annually at $25,000 beginning in 2003 to support animal cruelty investor services, and its pervious support of the Coalition's work with the People and Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which is working to strengthen linkages between the animal welfare and family violence communities, in part by giving pets a safe haven-just one of its action that recognizes the connection between animal violence and violence to children and spousal abuse.
FISCAL IMPACT City Council sponsored an ammendment to the 2007 recommended budget and included $250,000 in the Safety Initiatives Fund to be used for this project.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation of $250,000 within the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and to authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to enter into contract with the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence for the purpose of effecting a multi-disciplinary response to the prevention of family violence, continuing Council's support for domestic violence initiatives, to authorize the expenditure of $250,000, and to declare an emergency ($250,000.00).
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