Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a supplemental grant award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, for the 2013 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Domestic Violence Prosecutors grant to fund training costs. No additional match is required.
The original grant award acceptance was authorized by ordinance 0079-2013 passed 2/14/2013.
Emergency action is requested due to the timing of the award and the grant ending date of 12/31/13.
Fiscal Impact:
Original Grant Supplemental Total Grant
Federal Amount 107,000 2,000 109,000
City Match Required 35,667 0 35,667
Total Grant Award 142,667 2,000 144,667
Grant Period 01/01/13 - 12/31/13
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a supplemental grant award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, for the 2013 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors grant program; to authorize the appropriation of said funds in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars ($107,000.00) for the 2013 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Program; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the grant required matching funds in the amount of Thirty-five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($35,667.00); and,
WHEREAS, the acceptance of said grant was authorized on February 14, 2013 by ordinance 0079-2013; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has subsequently awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a supplemental grant award in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); and
WHEREAS, t...
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