Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, for the funding of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates program within the City Attorney's Office. This program assists witnesses and victims of misdemeanor domestic violence, stalking and related crimes through the legal process and provides counseling, referrals, and linkage with agencies and community resources. This ordinance will further authorize the appropriation of the grant funds and the transfer and appropriation of the matching funds required by the grant award.
Fiscal Impact:
Grant Period: 10/01/15 - 09/30/16
State Share: $185,713.84
Matching funds: $46,428.47
Total Grant: $232,142.31
Emergency Action:
The City Attorney’s Office is requesting emergency action designation so as to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to accept the 15-16 VOCA Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $185,713.84 for the partial funding of the Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates program; to authorize the appropriation of said grant funds; to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds in the amount of $46,428.47 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($232,142.31)
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, has awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of One Hundred Eighty-five Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Eighty-four Cents ($185,713.84) for the 15-16 VOCA Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates Grant, 2015-VOCA-19815744; and
WHEREAS, the term of the grant is for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the grant requires the City Att...
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