Explanation
This ordinance provides funding to the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, a non-profit working on several initiatives to reduce family violence in the central Ohio area. City Council has been an avid supporter of the Coalition and has funded them at a rate of $532,000 over the last four years, including the funds provided herein.
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 enable the Coalition to hire two positions that will sustain civil legal services that are provided to victims of domestic violence by the Capital University Family Advocacy Clinic.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $110,000 within the General Fund, 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 prevention initiatives, to authorize the expenditure of $110,000, and to declare an emergency ($110,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, City Council has been an avid supporter of the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, whose purpose is to improve the way individuals and institutions think about and respond to family violence; and
WHEREAS, The Coalition's Board has four priorities: judicial reform, training and education, enhancement of victim services, and public awareness; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, Family violence in all its forms is a critical public safety issue in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, An emergency exis...
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