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ORDINANCE NO. 120211
Accepting a $127,967.84 Violence
Against Women Act Grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety to fund
domestic violence prosecutor positions in the City Prosecutor’s Office.
WHEREAS, the Congress
of the United States passed the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to assist
states in providing high quality services that directly impact the health and
well-being of victims of crime; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri
Department of Public Safety administers the VAWA funds in Missouri under the
title of the STOP Violence Against Women Grant; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City,
Missouri, is an “eligible applicant” under the rules and regulations and will
use these funds to provide specially trained attorneys to prosecute defendants facing
domestic violence charges; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the City Attorney is authorized to accept a $127,967.84
Violence Against Women Act Grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety to
fund domestic violence prosecutor positions in the City Prosecutor’s Office.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Martha
S. Means
Assistant City Attorney