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Home My WebLink About2001 Ordinance No. 029• ORO! ANCE N0"2.1 SERrES OF 2001 BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO . 28 INTRODUCED BY CO (j CIL MEMBER GARRE'l'T AN OROI ANCE AUTHORIZI G THE ACCEPTANCE OF A VALE G FROM THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE I.AW ENFOR EMENT BOARD OF THE 18TH JUDTClAL DISTRICT . WHEREAs, the City of Englewood Safety ervice Department applied for funding under the VALE Grants Program to be used for funding the Victim/Witness Program in the Englewood Municipal Court; and WHEREAS , the City of Englewood has preVJously applied and been granted VALE Grants for tbe years 1990 through 2000; and WHEREAS , the Vicum/Witness Program in the Engle wood Municipal Court has served the victims of dom es tic violence since 1990; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAI ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF E GLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: &wim.l . The City Council ofth? City of Englewood , Colorado hereby authorizes the acceptance of the VALE Grant and accompanymg intergovernmental agreement. a copy of which is mar ked es "Erlubit A" and att dched hereto. ~-The Mayor end City C!e1·k er he reby a uthorized to sign and attest said VALE Grant and accompanying intergov,•rnmental agreement on behalf of the City of Englewood . Introduced, reed in full , and passed on lint re11.;ling on the \!lat da y of May, 2001. Publis hed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 25th day of May , _goo 1. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 4th day of June, 2001. Published by title as Ordmance No .c:&:j._. Series of 2001 , on the 8th day of June, 2001 . • I, Loucnsbia A. Ellis, City Cl rk of the City of Englewood, Colorado , hereby certify t bst the above and foregoing ia a true copy JlVJie Ordinance p on final reading a nd published by title as Ordinance No . 1Z!fL_. Se.ries of 200 • -2- •• VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD CONTR ~CT Pursuant to he Ass istance to Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes and Aid to La w Enforcement Act , Article 4.2 T itle 24 C.R.S., the Victi Assistance and Law Enforcement Board of t he 18 th Jud icial Distr ict has made the following award : Grantee : Englewood Department of Safety Services 361 5 So uth Elati Street, Englewood , Colorado 80110 Grant n umbe r : 01-43 Project Tit le : Victim Witness Assistant Purpose of Grant Funds: Provide support for victims of domestic violence through the court process • Services .'Equ ipment Be ing f,.nded: 20% of the salary and benefits for the Victim/Witness Advocate • Gra nt Period: July 1 to December 31 , 2001 Amo unt of Grant Award: $7,562 Quarterly Installments: $3 ,781 BE IT UNDERSTOOD T HAT: ( 1 l All di sburseme nt of aw ards are conti ngent upon the availability of VALE funds. (2) The contents o f the grant applicat ion will become contractual obligations of the gra nt rec ipient and ar e incorporated into this contract as if fully set forth herein . (3 ) The grant rec ipient is required to submit Financ ial Reports quarterlv: October 3 1 , 200 1 and Ja nuary 31 . 2002 for funding for 2001. The report due on January 31 . 20 02 shall be he year -end report, The VALE Board will provide Financ ial Report ing Forms. Grant re ci pients are required to use these forms . • Englewood Department of Safety Services 01-43 (4 ) The gra nt rec ipient is required to submit a Program Report C"n January 31, 2002 , which addresses any special condit;::,ns that are listed ir this contract. The VALE Board will provicle Program Rep orting Fe,~ms. Grant rec ipients are required to use these forms . Reports sha ll b~ sent to : Francie M iran , Grant Evaluator VALE Board District Attorney 's Office 7305 South Potomac Street , Suite 300 En gle w ood , Colorado 80112-4031 (303) 643-4600 (5) Fa ilure to submit these required reports on the dates due may resu lt in term inat ion of the grant award , return of awarded funds or the loss of future funding by VALE . (6) Special condit io ns for the award which have been stipulated between the VALE Board and the grant rec ip ient 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 , the grant applicat ion . An\' use by others or transfer of ownership must be reported to the VALE Boa rd , in writing , prior to the occurrence of such use or tra11sfer . The Board may approve such use or transfer or may request return of the equipment. (8) fu!y change in the use of grant funds shall be approved by ''1e VALE Board. The request for such change sha ll be in writing. Approval of the ✓AL E Board shall be obtained pr ior to any s~·ch use. (9) Amendm ent o any o her terms of th is contract shall have prior approval of the Board. Requests for ame ndment shall be in v.riting . (10) The gran t recip ient shall submit w ritt~n notification by Decemb ar 1, 200 1 to the VALE Board if he grant rec ipient will ha ve an y rema in in g funds ;it .he end of the grant period . Englewood Dep artment of Safety Serv ices 01-43 All unused funds shall be returned to the VALE Board unless the grant recipient makes a request in writing for use of the funds beyon d the grant period and such request has been approved by the VALE Board. Such requests shall inc lude : The amount of remaining funds How the fund will be used When t he f und will be expended Why th e fu,,d we re not expended. Such request must be rece:ved on or CE:!fo re December 1, 2001 . Upon rece i pt of the request, the VALE Board shall decide whether to grant or deny the request without further presentat ion or hearing. t 1 1) The grant recipient agrees tha'C all funds received under this grant shall be expended solely for he purposes stated above and that any funds not so expended, inc luding funds lost or div erted to other purposes, shall be repaid to the VALE fund. • (12) The grant r<}cipient ag re es to comply with the letter and spirit of the Colorado Anti-discrimination Act of 1957, as amended, and other applicab le law respecting discrimination and unfair employment practices (C.R.S. Sec. 24-34-402) and required by Executive Order , Equal Opportunity and Affi. mative Action, date April 16 , 1975. !1 3) Non-compliance with any portic,n of this co ntract may result in· Withhol ding of funds The grant recipient returning money to th e VALE fun ci Other action as deemed necessary by the members of the VALE Eoard Any combination of the abo ve. (14• A ll grant recipients shall make available to the Board o r its author ized des ignee all current books, records , procedures o r other information relat ive o the grant app licatiun and implementation. :, 5 ) The fu nds gran ted by this con trac t for Vict im Services shal l be disbursed in quarterly i nstallments pending VALE Board approval of all required reports and ver if icat ion of expenses. The f unds granted by this contract for equipment may be di spersed by a sir.::3 le payment tor he full amo , •. pending VALE Board approval of all requi red reports and verific ation of expenses. • • Englewood Depa rtment of Safety Services 01 -43 The grant reci pient, through t he following signato ries, un derst ands a· .d agre es th at any VALE monies received as a resu lt o f t he awarding of the gran t app:ication shall be su bj ec t to the terms of :his con t rac t . eQ. Date ~/ 5/~ ! ( I Date ~11/41 Mninistrative Director 0/t1/41 Dat e Th:JnasJ . BurnS , Mayor Dat e Ca rol Wo rth Ch air, VAL E Board Authorized Official: The authcri:ed official is the person "'ho is, by vi rtue of such person 's position. authorized to enter into contracts for the grant rec ipient . Th s could includa : Mayor or City Manager , Cha ir person of the County Comm issioners, District Attorney , President or Chairperson of he Boa rd of Di rectors, Supenntendont , or other Chief Executive Officer . Financial Officer: The person is responsible fo r all nanc1al matters related 10 the program and who has resoo ns 1bility for the accounting. management of funds , verificatton of ex oendi t ures, audit information and financial repons. ~• person who actually prepares the in1cal epons may be under :'te supervision oi the Financial Officer . The Financ ial Officer mus t be a person other than the Authorized Olf1c ial or the Pro ject Director . Project Director: The person who has direct responsi bility for the implementatron of the pro je ct. This person should combine ~n owled ge and expenenco In he pro ject area with abi nty 10 adm inister the pro ject and su pervise pe rsonnel He,she shares res pons,b ilitY with the nancial Office for seeing that all expend itur es are w1th1n e ap pr o, budget . This person will normally devote a ma jor po rtion of his/her time to th e project and is respons ible or meeung all reporn ng requirements . The Fro1ec t D11ector must bee pers on oth er than t!1 e Au t horized O ffic,a l or the Financ ial Officer . COUNCIL COM MUNI CATI ON Date Agenda Item Sllbject May 21 , 2001 10a ii i VALE Grant Staff Sou rce Initiated By Dt!panm ent oi Safety Serv ices c;usan Mcr>onnell, Vict!t,1 /Witness Services Coordinator COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTIO Englewood City Council has previously approved accepta,..ce of the Victim Ass \stance Law Enforcement grant each yea r since 1988. REC OMME OE D ,t.CTJON Englewood O Council to accept receipt of the VALE gra nt in the amount of $7,562 . BACKGROUN D, This grant money will help fund the salary and benefits for the ictim itness Advoca1? in Municipal Court LYSIS, AND ALTERN.t.TIVES IDENTIFIED Fl A Cl.t.L IMPACT Acceptance of th is grant mone v•ill sa"e the City of Engle vood $7 ,562 . UST Of ATTA ME NTS Contract fr om the VALE Board for the appr o ed grant