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ORDINANCE NO . K
SERIES OF 2008 --
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COUNC IL BILL NO . 27
INTRODU CED BY COUN CIL
MEMBER MOORE
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A VICTIM
ASSISTANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT (VALE) GRANT FROM THE VICTIM
ASSISTANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD OF THE 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRI CT.
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood Safety Service Department applied for funding
under the VALE Grants Program to be used for funding Lie Victim/Witness Program in
the Englewood Municipal Coun; and
WHEREAS , the Victim/Witness Program in the Englewood Municipal Coun has
served the victims of domestic violence since 1990; and
WHEREAS , the City of Englewood has previously applied and been granted VALE
Grants for the years 1990 through 2008 ; and
WHEREAS, the staff seeks Council approval of an Ordinance accepting a 2008
VALE grant funding in the amount of $15,876, for the period of July I, 2008 to June 30,
2009; .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
~-The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes
the acceptance of the VALE Grant and accompanying intergovernmental agreement, a
copy of which is marked as "Exhibit A" and attached hereto .
Scct;on 2. The City Manager, the Chief of Police and the Director of
Finance/ Administrative Services are hereby authorized to sign said VALE Grant and
accompanying intergovernmental agreement on behalf of the City of Englewood .
Introduced , read in full , and passed on first reading on the 2"' day of June , 2008.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 6th day of June, 2008 .
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 16th day of June, 2008 .
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Publi shed by title as Ord inan ce No2!i., Serie s of 2008 , on the 20t h duy of June .
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I, Loucrishi a A. Elli s, Ci ty Clerk of the Ci ty of Englewood , Co lorndo , here by certify
that th e above and foregoing is a true_c'!)'Y of the Ordinanc e passed on fi ml reading and ,...;.,. ,, .... ,. ""'~·,., ""'~ .. , .... ~ d ~
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For Offi cial Ust On ly
Dale Re ceived____ Approved_ Dcmcd __ _
Ouphcnt cs Serv ices Yes No
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pl 1cu 11on Number___ Amount Awa1dt d
S c,r U E ProJ tel Durntmn __ to __
eviou sly fund ed Yes N0 Mult 1•Jtm scl1 e11011a l ___ _
D111e of Board revi ew __ 0 1hcr 1)1s1nc1s
V1c1m, R1gh1s Act Yes No
Ser vices to V1c tmts Ye, No
All Ma1cn11l s In clud ed Yes No .................................................................................
V!CT fM ASS ISTANCE AND LAW ENFO RCEMENT
GRANT APPLICAT ION
18'.h Judicial District
730 5 So uth Po tomac Street, Suit e 30 0
Cent ennial , CO 80 11 2
(720) 87 4-8600
Pl ease be 11dv1scd 1hat 1he board may revoke an y eon tra ctlgro nt if used in11ppropr\11tely. Applieu tio n mu st be 1yped or pnnlcd in bloi ink .
Applicn1ion& mus! be cop !cd on both sides (d uplex). All opplica ti on pu gcsmust be numbered . Please suhmlt one orlgln2I and clg hlf\ll CS
of your app\icalio n. Llmil appllcatlon to 12 pag rs Including covu sheet and slgnnture 11agc, hut crcludl ng attachments. Do n<f.SC a
font an y smaller thin ll poin t.
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APPLICANT AGENCY ____ __,E,,.ne,;g.,_,!e'-'w'-'o"'o"'d--'D"'eei,p:eaart,.,_m,,,,,encet...,o,.;f..,S,,,a,.,fee,.tvU!S,,erv=ic,se,a.s_
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Project Director ____ _,S,.,u,,,s,,,an=M,.,,c,,D~o,,nn,.,,e,,,l"'I "'M"'A"-________ _
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Address __ ..,,_3,,,61'-'5'-'S'--"'E,..la,,ti_.Scst._,E,,.n,..g,.,,leo,w"'o"'od,,...,,C.,,O,_,,,80,_,1.J..l,ll 0
E-mail :
Web pa ge
smcdonnel !@eng lewoodgov .o rg
www .eng!ewoo dgov.org
AMO UN T REQUESTED -----""$!"'5,.,.,8.,_,76~.4,,,8 ________ ~
IV. NON -PROFIT STATUS : i,Yes_ No_ ln Progress __ _
Tax ID Number ______________ _
GOVERNMENT AGEN CY: _x YES NO
V. REQU IRE D ATTAC HME NTS (lnc!ud e with all co pi es):
A. Bud gc,s
I. Agency Budgcl (Waived for govcrmpcn1al agencies)
2. Viclim Ass istnncc Program Budget
~. llcnnud Project Budget (must Includ e budgcl narratl· .J
B. Copy or 50 l(c)(l) IR S Tux Ru ling (i r npp licab lc)
C. Lii;ting of Board of0ircc1ors and Key Offi cers
D. Co py of curren t Finoncual Stn1ement and Audi t Rcport -(Woivcd f<1r gov emmcn1al agencies)
E. Man agement Lene r fr om Aud 11or -(Waivcd for govcmmentnl agencies)
F Random Sa mplin g ofClicnl Sa1 isfac1ion Suf'\IC)'li
G. Le tt ers of Supporl, if applicable-LIMIT 4 H. If you nrc 1cqucs1ing a full or parHimc posi tion, you must aunch your agency's class ificnlion or 1h01 pos1t1on and Job
descnp lion •
Res ume of progra m/projec t odrnin islrotor • APPLICAT IONS RECEIVED AFI'ER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERE D
SECT ION A : l'RO,I ECT CON CE PT/DES I GN
I. De scrip tio n of th e ap plicant agen cy: •
The Englewood Dcpa,tm em of Safe ty Serv ice s is co mpri sed of the poli ce and fir e divi sion s
for the City of Eng lewoo d. As of Febru ary 25 , 2008, Englewood Safe ty Services wi ll sp lit
int o two age ncies , the Eng lewoo d Poli ce Depa rt ment and th e E1,glewoo d Fire Depa rtment.
Vi r··m Services wi ll report to th e Englewoo d Poli ce Dep art ment.
2. Subs ta nti ate or quanti fy th e prob lem yo ur pro gram is desii,aicd to add ress wi thin thi s cor.,munit y,
i.e . fa ctua ll y or with ot her suppo11ive do cum entation.
Du rin g th e 2006 gra nt peri od fr om J anumy I, 2006 to Dece mb er 3 1, 2006, th ere were 140
arra ignm ent s in Muni cipal Co urt . The victim wi tn ess advoca te co ntact ed 273 vi ctim s durin g
that time and 137_wer e new victim s. There were 273 co nta cts with victims at arraignm ent s,
pena lt y hearin gs, probation reviews, moti on s heari ngs, show ca use heari ng s and tria ls. Ms.
Wenig also co ntac ted victim s through telephon e calls , perso nal appointm ent s and lett ers
which are not recorded on the client contact shee ts . These co ntacts were to an swer qu estio ns
and to discuss clien t's ner.ds. Ms. Wenig also counsels family memb ers who come lo court
wi th th e vict im s. Th eso numb ers are also not reco rded on cl ient co nt ac t sheets .
3. De~cripti on of the project, whi ch would be funded by VALE funds in the 18th Judici al
Disui c1. (Be specific regardin g wh at services VALE fund s will provid e to U1is community .)
Th e victim/witness advocate for the municip al court in Englewood will provid e supp ort for
vi ctim s of domesti c vio lence through the co urt process.
4. A. Identi fy and describe th e proj ec t's goals and coj ec tives. Your objectiv es mu st be measurabl e •
and specific .
• To provid e a victim/witness pos it ion to ensure sup po rt for victim s of dome sti c vio lence
thro ugh th e co urt process acco rding to the standard s set fo rth in the Vi ctim 's Bill of Rights .
♦ To prov id e fo ll ow -up with victims after co urt .
♦ To edu cate victims of dynami cs of domes tic viol ence.
• To prov id e referra l to appropriate co mmunit y reso urces such as victim comp ensation ,
co un se lin g, lega l or financi al assistance.
• To mai nt ain con tac t with age ncies or indi vi du al s such as Vic tim Co mp ensation , Int erfa ith
Task Force, Human Services , shelt ers and th erap ists to maintain up-lo-date reso urces
ava il ab le to th e vic tim .
• The victim/witness advoc ate will work closely wit h th e probati on officer lo be sure th at th e
goa ls of th era py are bei ng met and th e needs of th e vi ctim arc being consid ered.
• The victim/witness advocate will keep a cli en t "check li st" fotm for each domes ti c vio'"nce
cli ;nt se rved . This checklist will inc lud e so me re ferral s made , victim compen sat ion
appli ca ti on gi ven , th erapi sts sug ges ted and res tituti on requests.
• To pro vid e training and speaking engagem ents wi th organi za tion s and schoo ls on dome sti c
vio len ce and relationship vio lence .
• To mainta in court infom1ati on, brochures and refe rra l re so urces fo r clients from variou s
ethni c backgro und s using trans lati on and co un se ling se rvi ces listed in our Reso urc e Bo ok .
A li st of these age ncie s is included with thi s !,>rant applicati on. •
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What is you r tim eta bl e and work plan fo r acco mpl ishing you r objec tives?
On goin g.
Addr ess what problems, if any, yo u ant ic ipat e in impl ementin g the pro !,'t'mn/proj ec t 's goa ls
and obj ec ti ves .
There hav e bee n no pro blems to date imp le ,e nt::i g th es e goa ls and objec tives.
SECT ION B: SERVICE INFORMATION
I. A. Defin e the population and geographic area targe ted for servic es th ro ugh thi s proj ect.
Thi s program will be av ailabl e to all victims of dome stic violen ce wh o ar e victimi zed in
Englewood and wh ose cas e is heard at th e Engl ewood Mun icipal Court.
B. If th e project is not located en tirely in the 18th Judicial District , what percen tage of servi ces
would be for victims and witnesses in th e 18th Jud icial District ?
The project is loca ted entirely in th e 18th Judicial District.
'L .A . Include a brief desc ription of how the proj ect strives to provid e cu lturall y competent services .
Cu ltur al compet ence is defined as a pro cess in which an agency co ntinuou sly strives to
achieve the .ability to work effectively within the cultural co nt ext of an individual or
communit y from a diverse culture/ethnic background . lf the project does not now strive to
offer cult ura ll y co mpe tent services, how wi ll you do thi s in th e coming grant per iod? In clud e
cultural competency effort s in th e goals and objectives in Sec tion A, question 4. •
The Victim/Witness program in Municipal court constantly str ive s to offer ed ucatio nal
materi als to clients in their own langua ges.
Asian Pac ifi c Organi zation has sent brochures on dome sti c vi olen ce and servi ces avai lab le for
us to give to vict ims who speak Eastern languages.
We use the service s of the Translation an d Interpreting Center for tran slations in court,
Mandarin and othe r Eastern lan guages .
All of th e court infonnation is tran slated into Spa ni sh . We have a Spa ni sh speak in g tran slator
fo r co urt hearings whic h are schedu led once a month lcr all th e Spani sh speakin g cli ents.
These services are provided by Execu tive Languages.
We have ava il ab le a list of agencies from man y ethni c ba ck!,'t'Ound s and are co nstantly
updatin g thi s li st.
3. A. What number of peop le is in need of the services as propo sed by thi s project ?
(Id en tify source of infom1ation ).
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In th e 200 6 gra nt period , th ere were 137 new vi ctims served in th e Municipal Court as
documented by cou rt records . There was an averag e of 12 arraignm ent s per month in 2006 .
The Victim/Witness Advoca te attempts to ccr.:act all those whose li ves are impacted by
domes ti c violence, identified by eith er offense reports or in cident report s .
S JcCTION H: (C ontinncd)
8 . What numb er o f peop le arc cu1Tentl y he ing served in th e 18 th Judicial Di stri ct and how? •
(Ide ntify so urce of in fo1111ati on.)
At pre se nt th ere are approxi mately 235 cases active in Muni cipal ourt and approx imatel y
242 victim s bein g se rv ed from 2006 and previous years . Each month abu ut IO cases are
finali zed so thi s numb er of ac ti ve cases is co nstantl y changing .
C. What perc ent of th e vict im s yo u se rv e are m-o ,,olin gual Spanish speakers?
There are appro xi m:'. ;1y 2% mono lin gual Spa ni sh s:,eak in g victim s. One afl ern oo n per mont h
is design ated as a Spanis h-speakin g doc ket. All of the Spa ni sh-speak in g dome sti c vio lence
cases are se t on th h docket. The Victim /Witn ess Advocate has access lo th e interpret er and is
abl e to int erview victims nt thi s tim e.
D. How wi ll yo ur proj ec t diminish or e liminat e any dupli ca ti on of serv ices?
Thi s proj ect has been designed to refer victim s to serv ices that will respond to their
speci fi c need s . Through appropriate referral , eac h victim will be match ed with referral
reso urces that will meet her or his needs.
E. How will you coo rdinate servict s with si mil ar or lik e program ~7
There are no similar services avai labl e through municipal court.
4. Define the man age ment plan for th e program/project. Identify specificall y who will :
be responsil>le for daily operatio ns
be accountabl e for th e expendi ture of grant funds . •
Include the re s um e of prognun /proj cc t adminis trator
Susan McD onnell , MA, is th e coordinator and superv isor of th e project. The Vic ti m Witness
Advocate, Nancy Wenig, sub mits a daily record of co urt ac ti vi ty to Ms . McDonnell which
in clud es victim nam e, referrals mad e, victim comp ensat ion infonn at ion , restitution requests,
etc . Ms . McDonnell and th e Cit y Acco untant, Kathy Cassa i, are res ponsibl e for th e
ex penditure of th e gran t fund s under th e sup ervisio n of th e Chi ef of Poli ce, Thomas
Vandem1ee, and the Director of Finan ce Frank Gr;glewicz. Ms. McDonnell will be retiring at
tl,e end of March . Once a new pe rso n is hired , th eir res um e will be forwarded to th e VALE
board.
5. In comp li ance with th e Am eri u n Di sa bi!it y Act (ADA) on providing access, how do es yo ur
agency provide accommodation s for crim e victim s or victim service providers'?
Th e Eng lewoo d Muni cipal Co urt is fu ll y access ibl e to pcrsrns with di sa bi liti es. For peo pl e in
wh eelchairs , th ere is an eleva tor fr om the lower parkin g area to co urt . From the upp er leve l
parking, it is co mplet ely whee lchai r accessib le. The co urt also provid es hea rin g impaired
equipment fo r hard of hca,i ng client s. We pro vid e interpreting serv ices from Si gn Language
Assoc iat es for our dea f victim s.
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How will yo u eva lu ate whet her or 11 01 thi s pwj ect has met its stated goa ls and objectives? Explain
how you eva lu ate th e fo ll ow in g
• Process Eva lu atio n -Did th e pro~ram mee t th e proje ct goa ls and objecti ves ?
• Out co me/Impa ct Eva lu ati on -Did th e progra m ac hi eve th e stated out co mes cc behaviora l
changes? How did th e de 'ive,y of serv ices imp rove th e life situati on of yo ur cli ent s
• Overa ll agenc y succes s -How do yo u meas ure if yo ur agenc y is "doin g its job" well ?
Sta tisti cs are kept on each co urt case in c ludin g th e numb er of victi ms who acce pi co un ~cl ing
and repeat offenses, if any. Victims conti nu e to report a grea t degre e of sati sfa cti on with th e
co urt pro gram .
Process Evaluation: The program has met its goa ls and objectives by pro,idin g
victims with ongoin g support during and after his/her court appearance. We maint ain
cont ac t wi th vic tim s to help them throu gh "trouble spots" such as holidays, difficult
treatment issues and changes in living conditions.
Outcome Evaluation : Our goal is to provid e safety and support for victims of domestic
violence as well as to educate the victim of the co urt proces s and serv;ces available .
Unfortunatel y, victims are often resistant to change and do not always take advantage of the
help offered to th em. In 2006, 44 % of the 140 victims contacted at arraignment took
applications for Victim Compe nsation . We constantly encourage victims to participate in
co unselin g. We hope our efforts to enco urage counseling for victim s will eventuall y help
th em make 'healthier choices in the futu. ·.
Overall agency success: Our relationship witl1 th e Cit y Atto rn ey and Judge is excellent.
The process with which victi ms move through the court pro cess is efficient and comforti ng.
Surv ey reports and follow up ph vne ca ll s reflect a po siti ve experience in th e Co urt . Victims
are encouraged to kee p in contact with Ms . Wenig to work th ro ugh th e inevitable rough
spo ts in their recovery.
SECTION D: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
1. A. Define how thi s program/project will address th e guid elines for ass urin g th e rights of victim s
and witr.csses as outlined in th e Vi ctim Right s Act (Section 24-4 .1 -302 .S C.R.S.). Li si
specific serv ices to be provided.
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• Ea ch vi ctim is give n a brochure at th e arraigrunent , which outlin es victim 's ri ght s .
Thes e ri ghts are reviewed by th e vic tim/witn ess advoca te periodicall y to detennin e th e
victim's co mpr ehension o f th ese ri ght s.
• Victims are inform ed of each sta ge of hi s/her case including prisoner release.
• No plea agreement is mad e with th e defendant with out th e full understandin g and agreeme nt
of th e victim .
B. What services ore yo u prov idin g as outlin ed in the VALE statut e (Section 24-4 .2-1 OS C.R.S.).
• The legisl ative intent is lo ass ure that all victims of and witnesses lo crime are hon ored and
protccte~ by law enforcement agen cie s in a mann er no less vigorous than th e protection
afforded criminal defend ants.
• The victim/w itn ess cou nse lor ens ures co mplian ce with th e guidelin e li sted for ass urin g th ese
ri ght s to vi ctim s of dome stic violence in th e muni cip al co urt .
cc lion I) (C•l•lli.!!..!•Jlli.l
• Englewo od Depanment of Safe1 y Sen ,ic es has made a clear effort to prov ide victim s •
with th e serv ices entitl ed 10 them by the Victim Bill of Rig ht s. Th e court program
addres ses all of th ese rights includi ng: th e ri ght to be present and infom1 ed of crit ical
s1ages in cou rt , 10 be hea rd at co urt proceed in gs and 10 co nfer with th e pro sec utin g
auomey pri or to di spo si tion .
• The victim is always aske d if resti tution is requested and is alw ays offe red serv ices such as
fi nancial or lega l help , shelt ers or vic tim comp ensation .
• The victim/witness advoca te has a priv ate office and wai tin g room at co urt so th at th e victim
is ass ur ed of safety and privacy before co urt proceedin gs . Ther e are toys in th e o ffi ce and
shon video s on dome sti c violence to watch . We cannot provide transportation to court.
2. Does your agency have a statutory mand ate to notify victim s und er th e Victim Right s Amendment
(V RA)? _X __ Yes No
How do you presently notify victims of th eir rights under the VRA?
A folder i~ provid ed to each victim at arraignment which contains No Co ntact Orders, literature
on Domestic Violence , a Victim's Rights brochure , Victim Compensation application and the
Victim/Witness Advoca1e 's card . Ms . Wenig explains these Victim's Right s to her/him at the
arraignment and continues to keep the victim informed of changes in the status of the case ,
sc hedules and results of hearings , availability of property return and other information pertinent to
the vi ctim 's cas e while the cas e is active in court . Ms. Wenig makes thes e contacts in person , by
phone and by letter.
What is the approximate m1mb er of clients who receive notification s made by yo ur agency each
year? (N = # of clients)
There were approximately 273 victims contacted during the 2006 gran t peri od. These victims had
cases in various stages of resolution , each ne eding information on the status of the case as we ll as
other information pertinent to th e victim's need s, e.g. property return , Victim Co mp ensation
infonnation, etc .
What is th e approximate total number of notifi cat ions made by yo ur agency eac h year ? (N =# of
tota l notificati ons)
Eac h vic tim ha s on average 5 co ntacts with the Victim/Witness Advocat e duri ng th e course of the
case in cou rt . With approxima tely 140 new victim s in 2006, thi s equal s 700 co nta cts wi th victim s
in person , by phon e and by lett er.
3. Does yo ur age ncy hav e a victim ri ghts brochure tha l is distributed to vi ctim s?
A Victim 's fli ght s Brochure is atta ched. This is giv en and exp lained to eac h victim at th e tim e o f
arrai gnm ent .
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SECTIO N D: {Continued)
Describe th e training your agency provides to all staff and volu111 ee rs abo ut inforr:iing victims
of th eir rig hts under th e Co lorado Co nstitution .
Eac h volunteer ha s received the Co lorado Guideline.< for Assuring tir e Rights of Vi ctims of and
Witnesses to Crim es . The volunte ers hav e discu ssed this report as we ll as th e Vi ct im · .. Rights
Brochure at meetin gs and arc in structed to giv e th e brochure to victims whe n app ropriate on ca ll s and
lo answer any question s regarding these rights . All Police and Fire personne l were train ed on Victim
Ri ght s during the in -service academy in September of 2007.
Date of last training : September 200 7
Training provided by: Susan McDonnell and Nancy Wenig
What percent of your staff attended U1e above training?
100%
5. Are any of the services provided by your agency eligible for Crim e Victim Com pensation
reimbursement ? ____ Yes _X __ No
ls so, li st serv ices:
Does yo ur agency regularly conduct or receiv e Crime Victim Compensation training for direct services
stafforvolunteers? Yes __ X_No
Describe the trainin g on victim compensation that has been provided to yo ur staff and volunteers.
Both Ms . McDonnell and Ms. Wenig have received training on victi m compensation from Wendy But er.
A,is. Wenig attend ed further training in March of 2007 with Meghan Sa leebey from th e Department of
'9'.J ustice and disseminated information to staff and vol unt eers .
Date oflast training :
Training provided by :
March 2007
Meghan Saleebey
SECTION E: BUDGET SUMMARY/FINANCIAL INFORMATION
I. Total amount of VALE fundsrequested : $15,876.48
2. Will the amount requested provide full funding for the project ? __ Yes __x__ No
3 . ifno, pl ease identify ot her funding sou rc es and amounts received within th e pas t two years. Do not
includ e oth er VAL E funding . Please also include oth er pend in g gra nt s.
The Cit y of Englewood will contribute the remaining cost of th e program.
4. Are yo u curren tl y rece iving VALE funding ? _X_ Yes __ No
If yes , please identi fy the Judicial Di stri ct and th e amount request ed and rece ived . ~,elude current yea r
fundin g from th e 18th Judi cial District.
• Date of Award
Ju ly I. 2007
Dist ri ct
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Amoun t Re,1uested
$18,276
Amo unt Received
$13,707
Section E (Continu ed )
5. Will yo u be appl yi ng 10 oth er VALE 13oards for funding ? Ye s __ X_ No
If yes, please ide nti fy the J udicial Dis1rict and the am ou nl req ue sted.
6. If an increased amo unt of fundin g over thi s year's grant award is bein g requ es ted, plea se pro vid e
wr iuen jus ti ficat ion. Sub stantiat e or quantify factua ll y or with other supportive doc um entati on.
7. An ti cipated cli ent fe es from this project:
No ne a~sesscd at thi s tim e.
8. Describe th e volunteer and /or in-kind services tha t will be used for thi s
progra m/project.
No vo lunt eer hours contribute to this program .
9. What perce ntage of yo ur total budget is thi s req ues t fo r VALE funds?
Approxim ate ly 30% of the total budget would be VA LE fund ed. The sala ry range for this pos iti on
is $20 .07 to $26.09 per hour plus ben efi ts. Due lo th e high ca liber of applicants , we anti cipate
starting th e new perso n al 5% over th e lowest figure.
I 0. If this program/project is to continu e beyond the initial fundin g period , please identify how the
program/project will be funded in th e fut ure . Please be specific .
The City ofEnglewood is committed lo th e Victim/Witness Program in the Muni cipal Court . Th e
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City Co un cil is will ing to prov id e th e difference in th e tota l cos t of the program. Englewoo d has •
been responsible in assum in g their share of successfu l programs wh en it is financially ab le.
SECTION F: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
As noted above, when the new coord in ator is hired, hi sn1er resu me will be forwarded to th e VALE
Board. We plan for th e goa ls and objec ti ves of thi s program to remain th e same durin g thi s
transiti on .
The se paration of Englewood Safety Serv ices into Eng lewood Po lice and Eng lewood Fire will not
change the goa ls and objecti ves of thi s progra m, nor th e app li cat ion of th e program in the Municipal
Co u11.
Ms. We ni g conti nu es lo mee t with age ncies in th e comm unit y th at prov id e Vic tim Serv ices.
Thi s co nta ct help s coo rdinat e se rvices between th e cou11 vi ctim se rvi ces and th e victim se rvi ces
prov id ed by th e treatmen t cent er. Ms. Wenig also aue nds meet in gs in th e co mmunit y lo maintain up
to dale reso urces .
Ms. We nig co ntinu es to work we ll with th e Prosecutor's Oflice, th e co u11 staff and th e probation
department.
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The apph canl assure s 1ha1 1he following signatories and all slafT and vo lunieers assigned to thi s project
1ave read and undersl and !he righ ts afforded 10 crime vic tims pursuant to sectio n
~4 -4 .1-302.5 C.R .S. and th e s,·rvicc s delin ea led pursuanl to scc li ons 24-4.1-303 C.R.S . and 23-4 .1-304
C.R .S.
I hereby certify th a1 1h e in fomiat ion co uta in ed here in is lru e and corrcc! to the bes t of my kllowlcdgc and
be lief.
Su san McDonnell
Ty ped Name of Project Direc tor
Signa ture Project Di rector's
Tho mas E. Yandem1ee
Ty ped Name of Agency Director
.ignntur e, Agency Director
Frank Gryg lewic z
Ty ped Nam e of Financial Officer
Si gnat ur e, Financi al Offi cer
Gary Sears
Ty ped Name of Authorized Official
Signntur c Authori zed Offi cia l
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Projec t Dir,,ctor
Date
Agency Director
Da le
Financial Officer
Dat e
Autl1orized Official
Date
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Pro ject Direc tor : The perso n who has di rec t res ponsibility for lh e im ple111 e111atio n of lh e projec t. Thi s
person should combine knowledge and ex peri ence in th e projec t area with abili ty 10 ad min is te r th e project •
and sup ervise perso nn el. He/Sh e shares res ponsibilit y with th e Finan cia l Offi ce r fo r see in g th al all
ex penditures are wit hin the ap pro ved bud ge t. Thi s perso n will norm all y devo te a major porti on of hi s/her
tim e to th e project and is respo nsib le fo r mee tin g all report in g requi rement s. The Project Direc tor mu st
be a person oth er th an th e Auth ori zed Offi cial of th e Finan cial Offi ce r.
Ag ency Direct or: Th e execu tiv e direc tor of th e age ncy . Thi s may in so me agenci es be th e same perso n as
the project director or au th ori zed o fficial.
Financ ial Officer : Th e perso n wh o is res pon sibl e for all finan cial matt ers re lat ed to th e program and who
has re sponsibilit y for the accounting , management of funds , and verification of expen ditures, audit
information and fin ancial rep orts. Th e person wh o actuall y prepares th e financial reports may be und er
the supervis ion of the Financial Officer. TI1e Fin ancial Offic er mu st be a person other than the
Authori zed Official or the Project Director .
Auth ori zed Official : The authori zed official is the person who is, by virtu e of such person's po siti on,
authorized to ent er into contracts for the grant recipient. This could include: Mayor or City Manager ,
Chairperson of the County Commi ssioners, District Attorney , President of Chairperson of the Board of
Directors, S up erintend ent , or other Chief Executive Officer.
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COL'~CIL COMMUNICATION
Date :
June 2, 2008
Initiated By :
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Agenda Item :
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Englewood Police D epartment
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Subj ect:
Vi ctim Ass istance Law En fo rcement Grant, 2008
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Staff Source :
Chi efThom as E. Vand erm ee
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The City of Engle ·.vood has app lied fo r and receive d th e Victi m Assis tance Law Enforcemen t !VALE)
Gra nt from 1990 thro ugh 2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends Council adopt a Bill fo r an O rdinance acce pting a 2008 VALE Grant funding in th e
amount of $15,8 76.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Th e VALE Grant finan ces approximately 30% o f th e sa lary and benefi ts fo r th e Vi ctim Witness Program
al Eng lewood Munici p al Court. Th e Victim Witn ess Program prov ides se rvi ces for victim s of do mes tic
violence.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Victim Witness p rogram would lose 30% funding.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Bill for an Ordinance