Explanation
Background:
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 Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) training for law enforcement and victim service providers. The office will utilize funds to support printing and supply costs for LAP materials provided attendees of the training session.
The Columbus City Attorney’s Office along with 19 local law enforcement jurisdictions located in Franklin County, the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, the Franklin County Homeland Security & Justice Programs, CHOICES, Nationwide Hospital’s Center for Family Safety and Healing, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, Ohio Hispanic Coalition, BRAVO, DWAVE, and SARNCO have partnered to bring the Maryland Model - Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), created by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence to Central Ohio. The LAP is an innovative strategy to prevent domestic violence homicides and serious injuries.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no required match for this grant.
Project period: 01/01/15 - 03/31/15
Federal Share: $2,630.00
Matching funds: $0
Total Grant Award: $2,630.00
Emergency Designation:
The City Attorney’s office requests emergency designation to allow the grant activities to commence as soon as possible.
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 Two Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Dollars for the funding of the 2015 VAWA Lethality Assessment Program Training for Law Enforcement Program; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; and to declare an emergency. ($2,630.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of Two Thousand Six Hundred Thir...
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