Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant in the amount of $82,934.00 from the Columbus Bar Foundation, and a grant in the amount of $82,934.00 from the State Justice Institute, and to appropriate from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Self-Help Center of Franklin County Municipal Court, the total amount of the grants, $165,868.00. Together these grants will provide support to pilot and officially integrate an innovative social work component into the Franklin County Municipal Court Self-Help Center. The Self Help Center was temporarily able to contract with a social worker through CARES Act funding provided by the City. It has been evidenced that by providing these services, the Self Help Center is better able to carry out its mission of improving access to justice, increasing court efficiency, and providing a positive point of contact between the Courthouse and the community. This funding assists The Center in continuing its mission to provide high quality customer service to its visitors as they struggle with housing and other major barriers to wellbeing and provides the stability for The Center to further develop and grow the foundation of a nationally recognized model of service. The grant funds will be used to fund a contract social worker and marketing to increase awareness of the Franklin County Self-Help Center.
Emergency Legislation is requested so the grant funds can be used as close to the start date as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT $165,868.00 will be accepted, appropriated, and expended from the General Governmental Grant Fund. An acceptance and appropriation within, and transfer from the private grant fund is also necessary.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the Columbus Bar Foundation in the amount of $8...
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