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 State Victims Assistance Act (SVAA) 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 and expenditure of the grant funds.
Fiscal Impact:
There are no matching funds required and therefore no cost to the general fund by accepting this grant.
Grant Period: 10/01/15 - 09/30/16
Grant Funds: $9,743.00
Matching funds: $0
Total Grant: $9,743.00
Emergency Action:
The City Attorney’s Office is requesting emergency action designation so as to allow timely commencement of this grant program.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to accept the 15-16 SVAA Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates grant award from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, in the amount of $9,743.00 for the partial funding of the Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates program; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; and to declare an emergency. ($9,743.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, has awarded the Columbus City Attorney's Office a grant in the amount of Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($9,743.00) for the 15-16 SVAA Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates Grant No. 2015-SVAA-19815747 for the grant period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, there is no required match for this grant; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Columbus City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessary to accept and appropriate the grant award so that the se...
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