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 grant will partially fund one Domestic Violence Advocate and in-state travel/training. 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: 10/01/16 - 09/30/17
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 16-17 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 16-17 SVAA Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates Grant No. 2017-SVAA-43556958 for the partial funding of the Domestic Violence and Pretrial Services Advocates program; and
WHEREAS, the term of the grant is for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, there is no requi...
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