HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Ordinance No. 008ORDINAN CE NO . 'ii
SERIES OF 2012 -
CONTRACT NO, 'I -~o / .l._
BY AL THORITY
COUNCU, BILL NO . 7
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER WOODWARD
AN ORDINAN CE AUTHORlZlNG AN APPLICAT ION AND ACCEPTAN CE OF "VICTIM
ASSISTANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT" BETWEEN THE CITY OF
El\GLEWOOD, COLORADO AND THE IS"' JUDIClAL DISTRICT .
WHEREAS. the Victim/Witness Program in the Englewood Muni c ipal Coc'1 '·, scrveci the
vict ims of dome sti c violence since 1990 : and
WHEREAS, Englewood has p re vious ly applied and been granted Victim Assistance and Law
Enforcement Grants (VALE) for th e years 1990 through 2009 ; and
WHEREAS, the C ity of Eng lewoorl . Coiorado, desires 10 apply for the "Victim Assistance
and Law Enforcement G,an1 •· (VA · runds from the Colorado IS~ Judicial District;
NOW, THEREr-0R.E , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORAD O, Tl L-\ T:
Sectjon I . The Cit y of Englewood , Colorado, is hereby authorized to fi le an application for
Victim Assistance and Law Enforcemen t Grant from the Colorado 18 th Ju dicia l District . ana ched
hereto as Exhibit A.
lliU2Ill. The Cit y M· .ager is authorized 10 sign all necessary documents for the Victim
A ssistance and Law Enforcement Grant appli cation fo r and on behalf c,f the City Counc il and the
C ity of Englewood .
Section 3. ·n,c City Co un:il of the City of Englewood, Co lo rado hereby authorize s the
accept ance nf the ''\'i r.tim A~si sl:mcc :met l..:tw Enforcc,,en · Grnn1" upon :1w;,rd hy th e St;;rc-: of
C olorarlo .
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St.:c li cm '1 Upon award ol lhc Vi~tun J\ss1stn11ce <mci Law 1:11 forc cmcn t Gr:mt th e Mny or is hereby
m1th onzcd 10 sign for and 011 hclwlf ofth..: City o fEnglcwooJ , Colorado.
Int rod uced, read in full , and passcd on fir 1:;1 read in g on 1h c 21st d,1y o f f-'ebruary, 20 12 .
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Read hy 1i1lc and passed 011 fi na l rc ach 11g 011 lh e 51h da y of March, 2012 .
Pu bl 1sh:d by title in the C it y's offi c ia. nc,v s pnp cr as O rclm:ince No 1_, Senes of 2012 , 0 11
the CJ 1h cfoy of Morch, :!0 J 2.
Pu hll r;hcC by tllk on the C ity's offi ::i:1 1 Wl.!hsuc hcg i:m111 g ci n 1h c 71h da y ('f
March, 2012 tor 1lu cly ()0 ) days .
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I, l.o ucr is hia A. El lis, Ci1 y Clerk o f the Cit y of Eng le\\,ood , Col c1ra do , hcrl!hy c.::.:ni f y 1hat th e
above and f('lrc goi ng is adJUc copy o f lh c Ordimmcc pa s~cd on fina l rending ,'.!.nd puhli shcd by
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For Olfi:ial Use On ly. ~ppll~at1on N .... mbe~ __ _ \/I S or !.I E ':'31e ~e:-e1ved ____ _
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VIC T IM ASSIS TANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMEN-1·
GRANT APPLICATION
18th Ju d i~i3I District
6450 S Revere Pkw)'
Ce nt ennia l, CO 80 111
(720 / 87 4-860 8
t!ai ssiter@d a 18 .state.co .us
P c~r.1::= be 3dvised I ,.,: \,1 c boa rc' rr.:1~1 rev oke ariy con tra:Vg;ant if u s!:: inaimropr;c1 :ty. J..p pbcnkm m;st be tyoe d or pri nted
in bl ack mk A.:>pl1cc1\Ju11 s m•J s•. be copie d on both sides (d uplex). All ap;:1 l1 Cai1 on pages must be nu 11 1bem::j. Plea se submit
une originnl olnd oight copil'?!=i of yo ur ai:;pllcatio:,, Limit ap plication to 12 pages inclu ding c,:,ver s hee t a:1 d signa:ure
pJgc, b ut excluding allilchmonts . Do not use ii font anj' smaller than 12 ,point.
I. A P P L.ICAN l AG E.i ,CY Ena l ewood Police Deoartment
II. P ~OJECl TIT LE V tclimNVitne~s Advocate
· P -□jcct D 'rector NR nr:v Wr-mia
·P,one 30 3-762-2452 Fa >: 303 -783-6902
1\:ldress 36 15 S. i:.lat, St Enol ewood, CO 30110
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!!I. AMOUNT R!::QUESTED ----"S'-'1-"8"-1'-4"".4'".o"-'o"------------
1'✓. 1-.J ON-PROF ,T STATUS: __ Yes x __ No __ In Progress
Tax ID Numbe r
GOVF.RMlyl EN T AGENCY : ~ . YES NO
\/. R [QUIRED ATTACHMcNTS ;1nd ude with All co J ies):
A. Budgets
1 . Agency B:.1dg eI (\Vaivc:cJ f .... r go"ernmentHl a~cnc ic~)
2 . V,c:im Ar.s:s :ance Pro;iram 3 uCg et
3 Henizec Pro11J:::'. Buoget (must include budget 11a rrul 1vc)
B. Copv of 501(c) (3) IRS Ta, R uling (ii applic ah le)
C. Li sl>n£ of Boa,d al Dire:tolS aad Key C•lficers
D Coµy of c '..lrre nt F1n..i n :-:ir1I Stalc mcnt r1n c! i\udi: Repon .• (V\la ivcd for governmcnt;il 3g en c 1esl iAtt ach to
origmal copy only)
E fv'ia 11agt-:men l '_c lle1 from Audi tor -{Wa iv ed for go vern mi-nt~I ;;igeni:ies)
r Random Sampling cf C lient i-..lti sfa ctio n Surve ys
G. It yo u ar e requ es t1119 a lull ur µdtl-tirne positio n, you mu sl attuch yo ur a~cnr.y's :las!:i ficalio11 of that posi tion
and Job de!ic n;:iho n
H Re sunc uf progiam1proJ ct adrrn 111 ~trc1 tor
APP '._ICATI ONS RECEIVED AFTER THE D~ADLINE WILL NO T BE CONSIDERED (10/20091
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SECTION A : PROJECT CONCEPT/DESIGN
·1 .Description of th e a;)plicant agency-
[ng lewood Pol ice Departme nt pr0111 des emerge ncy resr,onse to cr im e a 11d 1·.on-c rime
1nc1dents w 1lh 1n lhe City oi Engl ewood as th e prim ary law e,fnrcenwnl a1 1,,r 1c:y for l hP. C:i!y
2 Su ::>s tantiate or quantify th e µ1 uli\t,111 yu u1 µ1uy 1~11 1 i~ de~·g11tet.l l o aciclre:ss within t·1is
community, i e . f actua lly or wi•.h other supporti ve doc ument3t1 o n.
Englew ood Vict im Assistance prov ides tha Vi ctimN'Jitn ess Advocat e for th e Enal1;w onrl
Mu 11icip a l Court T his position is cu rr en tl y he ld by Ni co le Maynara .
3 Des..;r ipt1o n of the project. which would be fund ed by VALE , funds in th e 18th Judici al
Di s l nc t (Re se>P.c,1 ,,: "'□"'rrt i ng wh;it SP.rv ices VALE fun ds wi ll provide to t hi~ com11 1u n ity.)
Tl 1e Vi c ti111/Wi l1 1es s Advc,cate for th e Cng1 ·3Wo od Municipal Co urt wi I ;:,rovicle sup port for
v1i.;t1ms of dJl71estic ,; i lence th roug h th e Court precess Th e posit ion illso ensures t11al •,,ictim; are
informed of t heir Ri~l1 ts under Iha Const it ution c·11d assists in prov iding th ose Righ ts . During the
penod fr o 1r .l uly 1, 20 10 l o .l11 ne '.',O, 2011 th e.e were 14 0 arraignm e nts of domesti c viole nc e
crim es in the Municipa l Co u1t Th e 1/ictimM/itne ss Aclvo ~ate co ntacted 296 victims du rin g that tim e
,m u 95 Wtlltl 11e w vi ctims. The re were G2G co nt ac ts w ith victim s at arraign me nts. pena lty hearing s
p roba ti on rev ie ws , mo t1 o r s hearings , show cause hearin~s. and trial s. Ms . lv1ay1 ard a:so co nta c·.e,
vir,tims throu;ih telep hone calls. pe rso nal appoin tm en ts. and letters . These co ntacts vie re to
,,nswer ques tions, ·11 ro m1 victims of thei · Ri9h 1s, and In rlis cuss neerls Ms Maynard illso cou~sels
tami ly membe rs wh o come l o Co urt with the vict ims .
4 A l~en:ify a..,d describe th e project's gcals and obj ecti~es. Your objectives must be
mear,urable ,a nd spe ci fic .
I o prov1 cl e 11 Victiml\'Vitn ess pos ition to ensure su:ipo rt for victims of domest ic vi ol ence
tlr..,ug .., t he Co urt process accord ing to the standards set forth in the Victim 's Bill oi Ri9ht..
• To encu re l\1at 100 pe rce nt of vi ct im s in th e E1g lewood Municipal Court ar e inforned oi
ll 11e i1 Rights un de r th e Vic tim s 9i// of ,'?ights
• To provi de foll ow -up w1t11 v1ct1ms atte r Co urt
• To ed ur:c1 l f' vir.tim s of th e dyn am ics of domestic violence .
• To provid e re1erra ls to ;:,ppropr,a t8 co n 11n ,mity rcs:iu rcec cuch ac Victim Co mpensation .
counse ling , le ga l u1 fi11a11do1I a,,1,tarrc.;1:1 .
• To maintain co ntact with a~encies or in div icual s such as Victim Compensati on , Int erfaith
T as k Force , H1Jm~n Servce s, shelt ers an d therapis ts to main tain up-to-date resources
availab le to th e ictim .
• The Victim/Witness advocate v1ill wurk cl osely with "1t, prubalion o ffi c.;e 1 to be sure that th e
qoal; of therapy are being met and the needs of t he victim are berng considered .
(Section A q uest ion 4. A . c onti nued )
• The Victim/Vvitness advoca te will keep a clie nt "check list " form for each domestic violence
:lien! served. This checklist will in cl ude rE:ferra!s made, Victim C::impeJCsat ,o r. a p;il ication
give n, therapists su()gP.sted im d restitution requests.
• To maintain Court in formation, brochures and rPierral resources i or cli ent s from various
ethn ic backgrounc:s using translation and co unseling services listed in o·Jr Resource Book.
B. V✓hat is your i irn etable ar.d _ work plan for accomplis hi ng you r objecti ves?
·)ur tirn eli11e is ongoing.
5 . A . Address w1a t problems, if an y, you anticipat e in irn ;:,le rnenting t h e program/ project goals
and objectives.
Ther~ ha s been a recent change ,n procedure fo r the Mu 1icipa l Cou rt t hat has made it
difficult to receive timely and accurate info rmation regard ing hea rings or pro Ja.t kin .· appointments .
lvls . Mayna rd has bee n extrem~ly respons ive lo this problem and is :-na intaining a h igh level of
vict im contact d espi te the change .
B. h ow do :,,ou plan to reso lve thf:'s ~ pwulenis?
Victim Assisl an r e has an excell ent wo rking re latio nship wit the Prcsecutor's. Offi ce an d t he
court. Victim As sista nc e ·is pan of a co ll abora tive effort to solve the probl e m and repr_ese nt victi ms
in the so lu tion. fo is inc lud es consla nt conve rsa ti ons with all part ies to. e nsure vi ct im s are · be in g
kept informed . ·
SECTION B: SERVICE INFORMATION
1 .A. Def: •a th e pa;:iu :ation an d geo;i raphic .:irc.:i torgctcd fo r Go rvicos through this project.
:his program wi ll be avai laJle to all victims of domestic violence who are vict i'n ized in
l::ng lewood and whose case is l 1eard in the Eng lewo oLI Municipa l Court.
B . If the project is not located en ti re ly in th e 18 th Ju dicia l Distri ct, w h at pe rcen tage of servi :Es
wou ld be for vi cti ms an d w itn esses in _ the 18th Judicial Dist r ict?
The project is loc~te:i entire ly in the 181n Judic ia l Dis trict .
2. A. Incl ude a brief descnp tt on of how the proi e ct strive s to p rovide cu ltu rall y co -np etent
~P.rvi ces . Cul tural competen r;e is de:ined as a process in which an agency co ntinuously striv es to
ach ieve the abi lity to work offect 1vely within th e cu ltu ral co ntex : of an individual or community from
c1 diverse cultu re/ethnic backgro und . If the proj ect does :iot now stri ve to offe r cul turally co-n peten t
services, I10w w ill you cl•:> thi s in t he co ming grant pe ri od '/ Include cultu ra l coir.pete ncy effort s in
l hP. go;,ls an a obje:tives in Secti on A, questi on 4 .
• We use tl 1e se rvice$ of the Translation and l11te1 p1 eti119 Cen te1 for tra 11slil li o11~ i11 Cu u1I lu
in clu de s poken langua ges as well as si'1n langua ge .
• The Co u 1i is equi pp ed V✓it h a FM system for Dea f or Hard of Hear i'lg peopie .
• All of the Cu u1 t informa ti on is trans la1ed in to Spanish . W e have a Spani sh s,ealdng
trans lator for CouI1 he ann gs V✓l'l ich are sch eduled once a month t or all the Spa nish sper.1king
d i'ln ts Tl1P.se se rvir.es ,m! r ro vid ec by Exe:utive Languages . Ms .May nard is cu rr ently
rev ising th e Sparnsh IJn guage i:iformatbn pa ck et. We also cu:re nt ly have a Sp an ish
speaki ng inte rn who i,. able to as sis t.
• We ha ve available a li st of ag en cies from ma ny eth nic bac kg rou nds and are const ar tl ·{
,.1 pJ ali ng this li s:. Exa mples in ch.1de : Asian P,,ci fi c , DOV E, CHAI Se rvicios cle I~ Rn7A, and
Musli m o rga n,za tbns .
• We l1av e packets desig 11 ed spe c1fl ca ll y for th e Ga y, Le5b 1an , Bisex ual , Transg,~nde red,
Queer po pul ati on and th e uniq ue dynami cs pres ented .
• We ha ve pockets desig ned tc-ad dress male victim s.
In addit ion to p rov idin g in format ior: in native la ngua ge s, the p-ogra,~, strives to provi d e cu lt ura ll y
r.n n 1rel en t ser·Ji ces by atten din g trai ning s and meet ings to 1,;,,jate the Adv ocate s . M~. Mayn arc
and Ms. Wen i ,,, have atten ded seve ral traini ngs , pro vide d by the C.:i lorado Coalitio n Aga ins t
Dom es ti c Vi oli:,n ce <1 11J the Co lu1 c1 do Orga ni zation for V ici im As5 isl ance , on culturally appro priate
res ponses anri inte rv e nt,on s. Ms. Mayn ard and Ms. We ni g ta ke advantage of tra i111 ng opport u niti es
to furthe : cu 'm al r.nm r elfmce and thP. co nv ersatia, co nt in ues with in the Vict im As sistance Uni t
and th e Dcp;,rtment as a whole . T :1i:.; info rm ation is hen incorpora ted i•1to the packet for victim£.
3 A Wha l number of peo pir-is in need of tile se rvic es as proposed by this project?
(Id entif y ;ource of in fo rma ti on).
From July 1, 20 10 to June 3C!, 2011 , th e re were tl5 n,:,w vi ctims an d ~9o total vict ims
serve d i n the Mu ni cipa l Co urt as d ocume nt e d by Court record s Th e Vir.t im.'WilnF.ss
Advo cate allenIpts to co ntact all tho se whcsc li v-:.; arc impa cte d by domesii c vio lence,
id entified by eit l1e r off e nse reports or incide nt rer:,orts During this tim e µe I iou , M~. Mc1y11 ci•d
cont acted 22~ peop le affected by domes ti c vio ,en:e outside of t he Cou rt proces s. Thes e
vict im, made con tact w ith th e Police Depa 1tm e nt and t he incdent did not rise to the lev e l of
ail c1 I 11::!S t, I·1oweve r, serv ices we re offered to thes3 victi ms .
3. Wt-at 1um ber of p-:i ople ar e cur rentlv be,no served in th e 18 \n Jud 1c iol ::)1strici and how?
·,d en t iiy source o; informat ion .) explain how yo u repo rr clie.it numbe rs dllti ;;ervic,; 11'.J, 11ce,rs .
At pr se nt, th ere are approx imat ely 255 cases active In th e Municipa l CoL rt and
a p;:ir ox i1ra!ely 195 vIc :Ims being served irom 20 ·1·1 and prwio us yea 1s . Eo ch mo ~th,
app ror.irrot ely 10 cases ar e fina l1zec ; h=,n r.o;, th" nlJmber cif active case s is con sta ntly
cha:19 1n lv\s. Maynard kee ps a writt en re:ord of all cl ie nt c:::ntacts.
c. Wha l p erconl of th e victims you serve are monolin/J11RI Spanish spe a i'ers? .
T l1 m e an= 1oproximately 2% mono li ngua l Spanish spea king victims. On e afternoon
1.1c:r month is des ig na:cd as 3 Span ist-,-spea king docket. All of t he Span ish -,r,rs,king
domes t ic viol e nce case s are set on th is docke t. T he Victim /W itn ess Advocate has access to
an interprn ter a i d is ab le \o int erv iew victims. Ou r current intern is als o fluent in Spa nish
a nd can intt<1v iew and ~s si st vic tims .
D. How wi ll you r pr:ij ec t di mini,h or el imi nate any duplicat io n of se r,ices?
Th e re are no similar se rvi ces availabl e t hrough the Mu11 f:ipa·1 Cou rt . T his prO £ram is
designe d to refer vict ims to ag·cnci ?.s tna t are providing servi sns outside of the scope of this
program t o c:void d upli cat ion uf ,e,vices . Ea ch vi:tim is ma \che d wi th ref rra l resourc::c 17 ::it
meet her or his nee,c s·.
E. How will you coo rdinate ~ervi cP.s wi th si milar or like prog rams?
The ~rogra m is desig ri e1d to re fer victims t o services that will respo nd to th eir sp ecific
need s. Through appropriate re i erral, each vir.tim is m'ltched wit h reien,I resources \~at
meet he r or his nee ds. ·l,~s. Maynar::l ::onti nuously ~etwo rks w ith other. pgencies and
advoca te s in orde r to bette r coordi nate se rv ices v✓hen nP~ded. -.. · · -· .. -·
4. De fin e th e management plan for the program/p roj ect . Iden t ity s;:>echca ll y wl10 wi ll :
• be resµu I ,sib le ior da ily operations
• bP. ,ir.cou nt ab le ior the expe nd itu re of grant funds.
• !n r.lud e !'le res um e of program /p roj ec t administrator
The Vi cti m Servi ce s Cnnrrl in;itnr. l~a ncy Wen ig is the coord inator 3nd stDervisor of
tr,e ~roje ct. Th V ictimM'itness Advoca te, Nicole May nard, subm it s a da ily record of co u rt
ac tiv ity to Ms . W e1i g whi:h includ es vi ctim name, refer ra ls made, victi m compe 11 satiu 11
i nformation , res ritu\io n roquc st s, ::md any ot~e r pe rt inen\ informa ti o n . Ms . We nig ;md thP.
C it y Accoun \ant, l<athy Ca ssa i, are respo1s ible for tl·e ex;ie nditu~e of the Jra nt i und s under
the su1.1 e1v is ion of the C:1.ei of Po lice, Jo hn C:illin s, an d the D irector of Finance, Fra nk
Gry,il,;wiv.
5 In co mpliance with th e American Dis ability Act (AD A) on p roviding access, h ow does yo ur
agency pr-:J vid e accommodations for crim e victims or victim service providers ?
The Eng lewood M:m icip3 I Court is fully acce ssible to perso ns with d isabilities . We
coll a borat0 w It11 oth e r serv ice provide rs to add ress all areas of disability.
SECTION C: EVALUATION INFORMATION
1. HJw will you eva l uate wh eth e r or nr ·\ th s pro1ect has met it s stal ed gon l~ ar,d ob jcct ivr,,s?
Ex p la in how you eva luate th e fo ll owing·
• Process Evaluation -Did the ;.,rogram meeI tl1 P. proj P.ct goa ls and obje ctiv es?
• O ul co111e /l111pacl Evaluati on -Di d the program achieve th e stated o•:t<..0mcs or behavioral
changes? How did th e de livery of ser·.-•ses improve the life sit ua tion of your cli e nt s?
O veral l agency success -How do you measure if you r 8 □P.nr.y is "doino its jnh" well ?
Process Evaluation : 7 he prog ram will have met its g oals and object ives by providing all
vict im s with nngn ing supp:_i rt rhmn g an d after his/her Cou11 appearance. The p rogram wil l
have provid ed all victi mo with informa ti on on th eir Rights.
Outc.Q!]l') Evaluation· O ur goa l is to provid e sa fety and su pport for 'licti ms ol domesti c
viole nce as we ll as to educate victi ms of the .::c urt process and seNices avni lrih le, OnP.
nIec1sur,;, uf succ es s i, the rate of a ccep tance of Vic:t im c~mpensation ap p'ication s for
counseling . In 2011 , 40% of til e 140 vIctI ms cont ac ted at arra ign men t to<:>k appl ica ti ons
fo r Victim Cornpe nsc1 tion . W r;. r.n ns'anl ly ?.ncmirag e victims to particip ate in :ounse l'ng
We hope our effort s to en cou rage co un se ling fo r victim :; wi ll he lp the-n reco ver .
Ove,rall agencv success : Our rela ti onsh ip wit h the City Atto rney and Judge is ex ce llent.
The process with which victims move througr. the Co urt process is effic ient and
in fo rmative. Survey reports and fo llow up ph oPe ~a ll s rdl,;,ct a pos itive exp eri e n;;e in the
Court . Victims are enco u raged to kee p in contacl vti lh Ms. Mayna rd to work through any
rough spots in the ir recove ry .
SECTION D: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
1. A. Define how t h is program/project will ildd res s ,he gJ1de l ne s for Jsi,uring th e ri ghts oi vic lirrs
and w:tnesses a s outl:ned in th e Victim Righ ts Act (Se ctio1 24-4.1 -30 2.5
C.R .S ). List speci fic se:v ices to be provided.
• E3c h vic tim is g ive n a :iroc l1u re at the arraignrn e 11l, wh icl, ou tli nes Victim's Righ ts.
Th es e R ights ·are revi ewed by the Vict im/\1\lit ness Advocate perio d icall y to determine the>
victi m 's compreh en sion of tl1 es·e R ights. ·
• Vic ti ms are in formed of each stage of hi s/her case.
• No ple a ag ree_me nt 1. made with th e def enda nt wi tho ut the fu ll u nderst anding and
,ioreemeni of the vici im.
B . Whal se rvice s a re yo u provid in g as oulii ned in t he '✓ALE statu te (S ectbn 24-4.2 -
105 C.RS.).
• T:1e legislative intent is to assu:e th at a ll victim s of and witn esses to cr ime are honored and
prot ecterl by law enforce men t agencies in a rr.a nn er no les s vi gorous tha n :h e protectio n
afto rded crimin al defenda nts .
• The V iclimiVv'it ness Adv oc ate ensures comp lia nce with the guide lin e listed fo(assuring
these Rioh :s to vict ims of do mes ti c viole nce in tl1e Mun ici pal Co urt ..
Engl e1~c;::i ct -Police Departm e.iit h as'/i,aiie adear effo rt b provide'v i_ct_i ms .
with the service s ent itled to them by the Victim Bil l of Rig hts. Th a Court progra m
addresses all of the s"" ri ghts in:luding : the rig ht to be prese;i t and · informed of cr iti cal
stages in Cou rt, to be hea rd ·at C'o urt proceedings, and to confer w ith th e pros ec uting
3ttorney pric ·' .,·. ,JOS iti on ..
• The v icfrn is aske d if restitu tion is reques ted and is offere d servi ce s such as finan cial or
le,;ol he lp, shelte rs, o r Vict im Com pen sat ion. · ·
• Tlle Victim/W.itness Advoca t~ __ tias a_ p~ivat., office and wa iti ng room at Court so tha t the
victim is assu re::J o( sa fety an_d priva·cy beforn Court proceedi ngs.
2. D-Je s your a;ien~y l,a ve a st a tu t o ry ~,and ate to notify vi ctims und e r the ·v ict irn Righ ts
Amend ment (VRA)? X_ Yes_·_-· l~o if yes, please answer th e fo llo w ing'qu es tions.
Ho w do you prese ntly notify victims of their rights under the VRA?
A fo ld e r is provide d to each vict i m at arrai gnm ent whi ch co n tai ns No Co ntact Orders,
lite rature on Domestic Vio lence , a Vi ctim·s R1sil1 1:, L!l och ure , Victi ni Compensa ti on
appli cation and the Vic ti mfW itn ess _Advocate's ca rd. vls. M_ay:,ard exp lai ns th ese Victim's
Righ!s to her/h:m at the arra ig11me 1t and continues to keep th e v ictilfl i rifu1111ed of cha ng es
In the status of the case. sc hed ules and res ul ts of hea ring s, ava ilabi l ity of property re turn
and ot11er infonrratio n pert inent to tl1 e victi m's cas e whi le th e case is acti ve in co uIl. Ms.
Maynord make; thesb con tacts in pe rson, by phone . and by le t ie r.
What is the approximate number of clients who receive notifications made by your
"!J""cy each y e ar? (N= # of clients)
T here w ere app roximate ly 296 victims contacted from July ·,, 20 1C to June 30, 2011 .
Thes"' v ,r.tim s h:'lrl r:c1s P.s in vAri rni s stages of resol ution , each needing infor111atio1 on the
::;i ;:,lu c o f th e: 1a ~1se as w el l ar. othe r ,nfonnalio r. pe rtin en t to th e v,ct im's ne eds , e g. property
1et u1n , V d im Co mpe ·1s ati o11 informatio n, etc.
What is th e approximate t otal number of notifica tion s made by your agen cy eac h
y e~r? (N=I/. of lnt·nl nntifir.ations)
[ach victim has o n average 5 contactc with the VictimNVitness Advo cate during th e
cJ i;rsc o' the case in Court . W it h appro xim ate ly 95 nevi victims in this tirne pe 'iocl , thi s
equals 475 contacts with victims 1n pe rso n, by phone , and by letter. Ms . Maynard al so
c:-,r.t;,ct s vi ctims wnn hav<o made a :i olice repo rt tha t :J oes not res ult in cha r~es ii led to
ac cer.c s afety, ·eview R' 1hts , and prov ide resou rces an d support . Thesi;, add it ional comacts
are ID I refl ecte::l ,n th es e nu mbers .
3. Docs y o ur age ncy have a vi cti m r,ghts br och ure th at is d·stribute cl to vi ctim s?
A Vict ,m 's rnghts B roch,1 rc is att ach ed . Thi s ic giv e n :o eac h vi ctim at :he time o f
arrn ign n e Pt or t h rouqh a lette, sent tu til e vi ctim . We ar e in the pro ce ss of updati ng th e
brochure .
4 . De scr ibe the tra ining you r <1yency provid es In all ~taff ai>d ·,olun tee :s about iniorrnin g
victim s o i th eir rights u nde r th e Co lorado Co11 sti tutiu 11.
f'-aich voluntee r has rece iv ed the Cobra do Guideline s for Assuring the Rights of
Victim ,:; of and Witn esses to Crim es . Th e vo lunteers have disc ussed this report as 'Nell AS
tile \lic.;lim's Rights Brochure at meeting s and are in structed to give the brochure to victims
wh en a ppr::>priate on calls and to an swe r any qu c:s tions regarding tt1es e Rig h ts All Pulice
and Fi re pe rso nn e l w ere train ed on Victim Rii:ih :s during the in-se rvic e academy in April
2 0 11 .
Dat e of last trc1 1n ing : __ ~A~r~,r~il~2~0_1~1 ___ _
T rair,i nq provide by : ___ 1~)_3_n_G_' r~itf~•-n~c~·o~V~A~--r r~a_11_11~11=g_c~· o~o~r~d~,~~a~t_o_r __
What pc rce ~l of y c ur staif att en ded the ab ove training ?
10)%
5. Ar e any of th e service ; provided by you r ;,gency eli gible i or Crime V1 cti11 Co 11 ,pensa h0n
rei mb u rse m e nt? ____ Yes _x_· __ No
Is so. l is t s!'rvices :
. Does you r age_ncy re gul drly conduct or receiv e Cri m e V ictim C o m pfmsati OQ train ing i o r
d irect services s:aff or vcilur,tee ~s? x Yes No
Describe the I.r aining on victim co mpensation t ea l ha s been provid ed to you r staff and
vo lunteers.
Da te of last \rai n ing: __ ---"N"'o-'-v"'em=b""e'-r"'2"-0-'--1 '-1 ___ _
Tra in i79 provid e by : r.OVA Cor.ie rr:ip ~J!
SECTION E.: .ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Ni co le MR~·~:,rr1 wa• ~.ired .as the V icti :n/Witness Advocate in May of 2 008 . Sin ce th at time. Ms .
lvlay ~ard has immerse d he rse lf in th e work ot f1gl11ing dom es ti c v iu le 11 ce . Sh e has ga ined
exp er i en c e by attendiny ca rious and multiplu trai ni ~gs thro ughr.i;it the State to m ainta in curren t
best practi ces . T his all ows her to prov ide excelle nt advoca~y to v.ctims in court. A tta ched is a list
of tr aining for Ms . Maynard in 2011 .
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SECTION F: BUDGET SUMMARY/FINANCIAL INFORMATION
·1. T otal amol m t of VALE fund s requested : $ 18.144 .00
::> VI/i ll lh e arnoun t re~uested p ro vi de full funding for the rrojecl? __ Yes _x_ N.1
If 10, p lease id entify o th er funding source s and am ount s received within t h e pas t twt• years .
Do not 11c l ud e cth e1 VAL[ fu nd in g. F'lease also in clud e other pend in g gr ant s
So urce Date 1 . Award Amount
:1 A 11, you r •.11 1!cl 11 lly 1ec e ivi nq VALE lu11 ui119? Yes _x_ Nu
If y es . please 1den t1fy the JudIcIal IJ Istnct and the amount re quested and received . In clude
c urre 11t yea , f un din g fr om the 18t h Judicial Disi ri ct.
Oat ~ o f Award District Amount Requested Amount Received
,t . W ill you be app lyi n,1 to o ther V A LE Boa rcs fo , funrlin g? __ Ye s _2_ N o
If yes, p len s e iden ti fy th e Judic ial Distric t anc th e amount rc queGted .
Date of Req uest D is trict Amu unt Reques t<;d
5 . Does )'O ur agency 1ecei ve v1c ti11 1 ass ista 11 ce L11 1tling i1 11oug ll tl 1e use o f a munic ipal
s u rc ha rg e? It yes , you must prov Icle spec r ,c docum2ntatIon outl111ing \'OUr ageccy's
su rcharge intake for th e las l two fi sca l years a nd detail in9 how l1 1ese fund s were
distri t,ul ed
Tl1 e p rog ram does not rece ive any fundi ng th roug h the use of a mun icipa l su rcharge .
W e are in a unique position wi th in the Sl3 l e in I11a l we have the o nly elec:ed Municip2I
Jud9e. J udg e V in cen t Ale ncic We hilve arrroacherl Judge At enc io ye~rly to requ est a
VALE s urc h orgc to n o avoil. Judg e Atencio w ill no t odd any ~urcharges to the fin es no
rm,tt er lilt:: cc:;e .
6 If an in :reased amount of fund in g ov er thi s year's grant award is be in g re queste d, p lease
p rovide ·mitte n i ustif 1ca 1ion . Sub st antiate or qu antify factuall y or w it h othe r supportive
d ocurn en tat io n .
T he amoun t we are requesting Is an increase f ro m previous G rant requests d ue to
in c rea sed employe e costs a nd a contin 111>rl d,'!r.l in e i, nwen ues .
7 A11ticipa '.e d <.;Ii.,, ,t fees if any, fl o rn th is project: S __ N/A _____ _
8 . Describe the voluntee r a nd /o r in-kin d serv ic es th at will be _ used for this prog ram/p roject.
N o vol unt eer hours contribu te to t his p rogrct 111.
9 What ;:,erce ntage oi yrn .. r total budget is t h ,s ro qu e s'. for VALE funds ?
Approxim ately 40% of l he total budg et would be VALE fund ed.
1 O If this pr::,gram/prnje ct is to cont inue beyon d the in itial fu nding period, pl ease id en ti fy how the
prog ra m/p roj ect will be funded in tne fu tu re . Pl ease be spe ci fi c.
The Ci t)' of EnglA wood is comrnitied l o the Victim /W itn es s P rog ra m in th e lvlunicip ;;I
Co urt . The Ci ty is w ill ing to pro vide the diff ere nce in the total cost of th e prog r am . The City
of E ng lewooj ha s been resj)ons ibl e in as su1 ni.ig th eir sh are ::,f sJc:essful progra ms wh e r, ii
is f i nan cia ll y .:ible .
T l 1c.: r,ppl k:~Jn l as~ures l hat the fnllowiri[J s1gnaiones and all staff and vol u ntee rs assigned to th is
prnjo\;l tn=,vc rnaci and undurt:ta11d the ri ghts e1Ho rr1ea to crime victims pu r s ua nt to section
,, .. ~ 1-:102 .5 C .R.S . Jid the se rvic0s delin ea ted p~rsua n· to sRr.liJns 24 -4 1-30 3 C .~.S. 311d
✓-:1-'1 1-~'\(J tl C .R.S .
I t·Mrc:hy certify lt1r1t tt 1e in rurrnat ion con tained herein 1s trim and co rrc.:ct lo tile best oi my
lmc,wletly"! .:111cl l,ol1or.
__ 1_L-7L (, .::.
Dat o
Fin;incial O fri cc-!r
Dille
. __ /\t~lhorized Official ..
f.1[£j~:I Pin-:c:tm : 1'1 11.= µer:,011 who llas dir~ct ro!;p:,n:oill ll ly for ttm i11t~,le111~11totinn of Ille pro ject Thi s
1•r.:rr.0 11 1;11 :iuld r.o n1bi11 1: ~.nowle<.ig e and experience In lho:· µrojccl cU tfrJ w1\l1 ;Jt.1ility t -. ac1 rn1 nisl er lhe proj ect
:111 cl i:up 1-:r v Ise personn el. He/~t1e st",ares t espor.sibilhy wiU1 !he Fin :1 ri :.:ic1 I OrriL e1 to, seeing that all
1:r.p 1:11 tl itun~s ure wil h 11 the approved bud[Jel. T his person wrn norrn2 lly devote a 111 c:1jo r I>orlion of his/her
li1m: to ·1,e projecl ;1;id i:; rm;pnm;ib le tor meeting all repu •ti ng req uirer.ientf-. Tt1e Prnjt:t.:I Di1t::clui rnust t.e
:i r:c :1 :;0 1 o tt ·,or lhJn tht: /\u<lwri1.~d OH11:1at 01 11,e rmancia l Otricm .
,'\fl01 1<_!.y_Dif <:-:clQL Ti m e,:rn:u \!v c l h:m~lor of the:: r.lti ~ncy. Hus 111:iy •n :;o ·m: uou 11c:1r-:!; Iii! llu~ ~;;;unc persu 11
J '., II Ie 01uJ1J L.:I tlil L:clor or r1 ulhor1zecl ufficinl.
F 1n anc:i .:1I Offrcflr: Th E-p::i r son who is respo nsible for all r1nanc.:ia l rn al <c ,·s re latetJ 10 llle prograrn and who
na!. re sponsibilily fo r !h e accounting, managemenl of fund s, ari d \-~ri'icatlon of t'>:!H~ncUhJ rc:~. audll
·n forrnat1c,n and rimmc ia1 reports. Tie p erson who ac tu :illy pIc"µur es the financ ial reports r:,ay be u1der
'.h e supcr'lision of th e Fina:ic ial O ffi cer. T he Fina ncia l 0-ficer mu5 t be a person other than the Authonz~d
a rici(l ! or t1·1e Project Di rector .
A.utt1 orized OFicral : The au ihorized official is the person who is, by v irlue o f such person's pos it101,
a utt1 orizt:!d to ~n :er into contrac!s for ·he granl recipient This cou /.:J ,nclude: Mayor or Cily ManagEr,
Ct:c1irpe rsor. of Ille C ounty Commissioners, Dis inct Allorney, Pr esider! of Chairperson of the Board ol
Dirccto~s. S:;p~rh tc:n dcnt. OI olheI Chi ef Executi ve Offic er.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dale: Agenda Hem : Subject :
Fe brua ry 21, 20 12 ➔ a i 20 1 :! Vic ti m As';ioiS lt1 nce law [n fo rce me nl
Gran t -
ln iliated By : I Staff So~:~e:
Eng lewood Pol ice DeparIn,en1 Chi ef )o hn Coll ins
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREV IOUS COUNCIL ACTION
I he Lily of l:nglewood has ap plied f::,r and accepted the VAL : G rant irom 1990 th rou gh W 10.
RECOMMENDED AC TION
Staff see ks CoL1nc il supp or t for an ordinan ce approv ing th e app li c.l tion fo r uncl accep tJn ce of the 10 12
Vic tim Ass is tance Law F.nfo rccrncnt Grant fund in g in th e ,1mo unI oi $1 8, 14'1 .00
BACKGRO UND, A.',IALYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVE S IDENTIFIEn
The VA LE Grant fina nces approx,ma l ely 40% of th e salar'! & ben efi ts :or the Victim W i111 es s P1 oi;ram at
Fng lewoo d Municip,,1 Court. The Vi cti m \.Vi:n es s Progra m provi des se rvices io r victi ms of domes tic
violenc e.
FINANCIAL IMP ACT
40% of th e Victim/Witnes, Advoca te sa:ar1• (S 18,144.00) w o uld be funded b y the VA LE grant
UST OF ATTAC HMEN TS
Bill for an O rdinance