Title
Funding for Gainesville Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit Crime Victim Advocate (NB)
This item involves receiving $45,652 from Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust funds.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville has long recognized the need to provide services and assistance to the victims of crime within our community. Over the past few years, the City of Gainesville has partnered with the Alachua County Office of Victim Services to provide Victim Advocate services in conjunction with the Gainesville Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit. For the past several years, the U.S. Department of Justice's Domestic Violence Grant has reimbursed the Alachua County Office of Victim Services for the cost of the Victim Advocate. The grant expired on September 30, 2006, and we will be submitting a solicitation to the U.S. Department of Justice in January for new funding on October 1, 2007. This funding request will reimburse the Alachua County Office of Victim Services for the cost of continuing to provide the Victim Advocate through this fiscal year.
Fiscal Note
Funds are available in the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Trust Forfeiture fund and is allowable per Federal 21 U.S.C. ยง 881, found in the U.S. Department of Justice "A Guide to Equitable Sharing of the Federally Forfeited Property for the State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies." The available balance in the FLECFTF account is $700,002.03.
Recommendation
Recommended Motion: The City Commission approves the appropriation and expenditure of $45,652 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Trust Forfeiture fund for the reimbursement to the Alachua County Office of Victim Services for fulltime services provided by the Victim Advocate.
Alternative Recommendation A: The City Commission decline approval of proposal.
Alternative Recommendation B: The City Commission modify the proposal prior to approval.