HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #13 - First Reading OrdinanceJ-98-213
2/26/98
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11395, ADOPTED
AUGUST 23, 1996, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED INITIAL
RESOURCES AND INITIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR A SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT,"
THEREBY INCREASING SAID APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT
OF $60,000.00, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT, AND TO
EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THIS PURPOSE;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Department responds to approximately 80,000 calls for
service per year where there is a victim of a crime; an
WHEREAS, approximately 6,000 calls ere ij'entsof domestic violence and 450 cases
of sexual battery; and
WHEREAS, these victims, as well ase Police Department, would greatly benefit from
having the services of an in-house Vic ' Assistance Counselor and Sexual Crimes Counselor;
and
WHEREAS, the St of F1 'da, Office of the Attorney General, has approved an award,
in the amount of $60, ; a
WHEREAS, un r he terms of the grant the City of Miami must provide a 25% in -kind
match in a amount of $15,000; and