Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification to increase the award amount and extend the expiration of the original award from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs, and to appropriate the total amount of the grant from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court. This grant supports services provided by Equitas Health for Intimate Partner Abuse & Batterer’s Intervention Programming specifically for the LGBTQ community.
Emergency Legislation is requested so that the grant funds can be expended as soon as possible so there is no interruption in services.
FISCAL IMPACT
$6,500.00 in additional funds will be expended from the General Government Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant modification to increase the award amount and extend the expiration of the original award from the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs; to appropriate an additional $6,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court Department of Probation and Pretrial Services for the purpose of providing Intimate Partner Abuse & Batterer’s Intervention Programming specifically for the LGBTQ community; and to declare an emergency. ($6,500.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court receive support to be responsive to the unique needs and issues faced by those under its care who are part of the LBGTQ community; and
WHEREAS, additional grant monies from the Franklin County Office of Justice Policy & Programs, in the amount of $6,500, are available to provide for Domestic Violence programming; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation...
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