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Home My WebLink About2019 Ordinance No. 027ORDINANCE NO. 27 SERIES 2019 BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 24 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A VICTIM ASSISTANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT (VALE) GRANT FROM THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD OF THE 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. WHEREAS, the City of Englewood Police Department applied for funding under the VALE Grants Program to be used for funding the Victim/Witness Program in the Englewood Municipal Court; WHEREAS, the Victim/Witness Program in the Englewood Municipal Court has served the victims of domestic violence since I 990; WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized the 2015 VALE Grant application and acceptance by the passage of Ordinance No. 6, Series of2015; · WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized the 20 I 6 VALE Grant application and acceptance by the passage of Ordinance No. 9, Series of2016; WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized the 20 I 7 VALE Grant application and acceptance by the passage of Ordinance No. 5, Series of2017; WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized the 20 I 8 VALE Grant application and acceptance by the passage of Ordinance No. 2, Series of20 I 8; WHEREAS, approval of an Ordinance authorizing the application for the acceptance of a 2019 VALE grant in the amount of $18,000.00, for the period of July 1st, 2019 to June 30th, 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT: Section I. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes the application for and acceptance of the VALE Grant and accompanying intergovernmental agreement, a copy of which is marked as "Exhibit A" and attached hereto. Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign said VALE Grant and accompanying intergovernmental agreement on behalf of the City of Englewood. Section 3. The funds for the VALE grant come from fines assessed by the Colorado 18th Judicial District. No Federal funds will be used. Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 10th day of June, 2019. Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the City's official newspaper beginning on the 13 th day ofJune, 2019. 1 :... Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the City's official website beginning on the 12th day of June, 2019. Read by Title and passed on final reading on the 24th day of June, 20 I 9. Published by Title in the City's official newspaper as Ordinance No. 27, Series of 2019, on the 27th day of June, 2019. Published by title on the City's official website beginning on the 26th day of June, 2019 for thirty (30) days. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after -ATTEST: I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading and published by Title as Ordinance No. 27, Series of 2019. 2 ·-.: . • ·_.:. :1 .. · .... _.- VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD CONTRACT Pursuant to the Assistance to Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes and Aid to Law Enforcement Act, Article 4.2 Title 24 C.R.S., the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board of the 18th Judicial District has made the followi11g award: Grantee: Englewood Department of Safety Services ' 3615South Elati Street, Englewood, Colorado 80110 :'r Project Title: Victim/Witness Advocate ·/f; \ ·•, ';."• J" • , • -'f .,,_. ·•• ~--••. ' Purpose of Grant Funds: Law Enforcement Victim Services Services/Equipment Being Funded: Portion of Salary for Victim Assistance Advocate Grant Period: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 Amount of Gr~nt Award: $18,000.00 Quarterly Installments: Four (4) Quarterly Payments of $4,500.00 BE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT: (1) All disi:11Jrsements of awards are contingent upon the availability of VALE funds. (2) The, contents of the, grant application will become contractual obligations of the grant · recipient and are Incorporated into this contract as if fully set forth herein. (3) The grant recipient is required to submit Finandal Reports quarterly: October 31, 2019, J,anuary 31, 2020, April 30, 2020 and ~uly 31, 2020 for funding for 2019/2020. The report due on July 31, 2020 shall be the year-end report. The VALE Board will prov~de Financial Reporting Forms. Grant recipients are required to use these forms. (4) The· gr~nJ recipient is required to submit Program Reports (narratives) on: January .,: . 31, 2020 and July 31, 2020 for funding for 2019/2020. These reports must address any: · special ci:mditions that are listed In this contract. The report due on July 31, 2020 shall '.: . be thifyear-end report. It shall show totals for the entire year and must address any , · · special conditions that are listed. in this contract. The VALE Board will provide Progran::i :·. Reporting ,Forms. Grant recipients are required to use these forms. · · .t. ·, Reports shall be sent to: April Maez, Grant Evaluator VALE Board . District Attorney's Office 6450 S Revere Parkway Centennial, Colorado 80111 (720) 874-8608 amaez@da1a.state.co.us (5) Failure to submit these required reports on the dates due may result in suspension of the grant, termination of the grant, return of awarded funds or the loss of future funding by VALE. (6) Special conditions for the award which have been stipulated between the VALE Board and the grant recipient are ·as follows: NONE (7) Any equipment purchased with VALE funds must remain with the grant recipient. Equipment must be used for the purpose designated in the grant application. Any use · by others or transfer of ownership must be reported to the VALE Board, in writing, prior to the occurrence of such use or transfer. The Board may approve such use or transfer or may request return of the equipment. (8) Any change in the use of grant funds shall be approved l;>y the VALE Board. The request for such change shall be in writing. Approval of the VALE Board shall be obtained prior to any such use. (9) Amendment of any other terms of this contract shall have prior approval of the Board. Requests for amendment shall be in writing. (10) The grant recipient shall submit written notification by June 1, 2020 to the VALE Board if the grant recipient will have any remaining funds at the end of the grant period. All unused funds shall be returned to the VALE Board unless the grant recipient makes. a request in writing for use of the funds beyond the grant period and such request has been approved by the VALE Board. Such requests shall include: The amount of remaining funds How the funds will be used When the funds will be expended Why the funds were not expended. Upon receipt of the request, the VALE Board shall decide whether to. grant or deny the request without further presentation or hearing. -' ... ,, -.-;c ·;·;:, .. .;_ •"1" } • :; ..... · :,:' 'I :,.' (11) The grant re~ipient ~gr¢~s 'that ~n fund~-recelved ~rid~r this grE!nt shall be expended solely for the purposes stated above and that any funds not so expended, including funds lost or diverted to other purposes, shall be repaid to the VALE fund. • .-· . 1 . . -:~ (12) The grant recipient agrees to comply with the letter and spirit of the Colorado Anti-. discrimination Act of 1957 /as amended, and other applicable la~ respecting . -· .. discrimination and unf~ir erriployl'!"erii practices (C.R.S. Sec, 24-34-402) and required · by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative J\ction, date April 16, 1975. . ' .. -.-_ : .·-:··.·.· . (13) Non-compliance with this contract may include failure to submit reports, making unapproved changes to the budget, performance failures-O( adherence to special conditions. Non-compliance with any portion of this contract may result in:. . Suspension of grant funds Termination of grant Wiihholding'offun~s,:· ;, ·»~, --· _,, .• Requiring gr'a11t recipi_eht to retµm money to the VALE fund ,.Other action as deenied necessary by the members of the VALE Board Any combination 'of the above '_, --' .. (14) All grant recipients shall make available to the Board or its authorized designee all . current books, records, procedures or other information relative to the grant application and (mplementation. -· · ·· · (15) The funds granted by this contract forVictim Services shall be disbursed in quarterly in~tallmemts p~nding ,YALE, Board approyal of c1U required n:1ports and verification of expenses:' The .funds granted by this contract for equipment may be dispersed by a single payment for the full amount, pending VALE Board approval of all required rep_orts andverification of expenses. · ' ' he grant recipiept, through the following signatories, understands and agrees that any) VALE monies r~i::eived as a fosuit of the awarding of t~e grant application shall .be , subject to the terms of thi.s contract. . ' . Project Director ~. Brae! Heyden Chair, VALE Board -Date, _________ _ Date_b .... lu...,l .... 11_· ___ _ Date._b-'-'li==-~ 1:.:...:./ q __ _ Authorized Official: The authorized official is the person who Is, by virtue of such person's position, a~\horized to enter into contracts for the grant recipient. This could Include: Mayor or Cily Manager, Chairperson of the County Commissioners, District Attorney, · President' or Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Superintendent, or other Chier Executive Officer. . ·' ,,-,, ._-, ·, .. · Financial Officer. The person is resp~nsible for all financial matters related to the program and w.ho has , ·· responsibility for the· accounting, management of funds, verification of expenditures: audit information and·• financial.·repoits. , Tlie person who actu.ally prepares the financial reports may be ,l!i'lder the supervision of' the Financial Officer: The Financial Officer must be a person other than the Authorized Official or the ' Project Director. · · · · · Project Dlrecior: The person who has direct responsibility for lhe Implementation of lhe project. This ·. person should combine knowledge and experience in the project area with abiltty to administer ttie project and supervise personnel. He/she shares' responsibility with the financial Office for seeing that all . expenditures are within the approved budget. This person will normally devote a major portion of his/her time to the project and is responsible for meeting all reporting requirements. The Project Director must be .· i a person other than the Authorized Official or the Financial Officer. _,: : _;.·,