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RESOLUTION NO. 9 J` 4 11
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH THREE SENIOR COUNSELORS/VICTIM
ADVOCATES, AT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$15,682.23 EACH, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1)
YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO
ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS, FOR THE
PROVISION OF COUNSELING AND INTERVENTION
SUPPORT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION (DVI) REACT PROGRAM; ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AT A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $47,017.00 ANNUALLY, FROM THE "STOP
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN" GRANT, ACCOUNT CODE
NO. 142019.291235.6.270, SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the Department of Police experiences approximately
6,000 reported cases of domestic violence annually and
investigated thirty-nine (39) domestic violence related deaths
from 1994 to 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Police has been awarded a STOP
Violence Against Women Grant from the Florida Department of
Community Affairs which will provide funding for the continuation
of the Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI) REACT Program; and
WHEREAS, said Grant provides funds for the Department of
Police to rapidly process enforcement of legal remedies for
domestic violence and for containing the offender through direct
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and coordinated application of community resources, as well as
tracking the case until the victim is safe; and
WHEREAS, said funding also provides for professional
services by Senior. Counselors/Victim Advocates for immediate
support at the scene of a domestic call of culturally sensitive,
highly trained staff persons who assist in the mobilization of
resources to provide counseling and. intervention support
services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manger is hereby authorized!' to
execute Agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
with three Senior Counselors/Victim Advocates, at an amount not
to exceed $15,682.23 each, for a period of one (1) year, with the
option to extend for two additional one year periods, for the
provision of counseling and intervention support services in
connection with the Department of Police's Domestic Violence
�i The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all
requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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Interventions (DVI) REACT Program, with funds therefor hereby
allocated from the "STOP Violence Against Women" Grant, Account
Code No. 142019.291235.6.270, at a total amount not to exceed
$47,017.00 annually, subject to the availability of funds. _
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.z'
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of June 1 1999.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2.36, since the Mayer did not. indirato apimoval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated piac providG(1, said (er islatim) rur7
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) days fm r tho dot f Cot ission j:iction
regarding same, without the Mayor exe cising a e
ATTEST: ! /
C / Wn or J. F n, City clerk
WAT,TF.R J WORMAN
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?� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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