Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a supplemental grant award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, for the 2017 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Domestic Violence Prosecutors grant to fund training costs. No additional match is required.
The original grant award acceptance was authorized by ordinance 0344-2017 passed 03/29/17.
Fiscal Impact:
Original Grant Supplemental Total Grant
Federal Amount 93,957.70 3,000.00 96,957.70
City Match Required 31,319.23 0 _31,319.23
Total Grant Award 125,376.93 3,000.00 128,276.93
Grant Period 01/01/17 - 12/31/17
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to accept a supplemental grant award in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, for the 2017 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors grant program and to authorize the appropriation of said funds. ($3,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a grant in the amount of Ninety-three Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-seven and 70/100 Dollars ($93,957.70) for the 2017 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Grant program; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the grant required matching funds in the amount of Thirty-one Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen and 23/100 Dollars ($31,319.23); and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of said grant was authorized on March 29, 2017 by ordinance 0344-2017; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, has subsequently awarded the City of Columbus, City Attorney's Office, a supplemental grant award in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of said supplemental grant award does not require the City Attorney to supply matching funds; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's office to authorize the City Attorney to accept the supplemental grant award; and now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to accept a supplemental grant award in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs, to fund training for the 2017 VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors program, Grantor number 2016-WF-VA2-8758.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2220 (General Government Grants) and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the grant period, the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) is appropriated in Fund 2220 (General Government Grants) Dept-Div 2401 (City Attorney), Grant Number G241704 (2017 VAWA DV Prosecutors Grant), Object Class 03 (Contractual Services) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That funds appropriated shall be paid upon order of the City Attorney and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowable by law.