Number:
031377
Version:
ORIGINAL
Sponsor:
THE CHAIR
Title:
Resolution relative to acceptance of a subgrant from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Children's Justice Act to allow a Police Department member to attend a conference on Child and Family Maltreatment (Police Department).
Analysis:
This resolution authorizes the Milwaukee Police Department to accept a 2004 subgrant from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Children's Justice Act in the amount of $1,000 to be used for expenses related to one Police Department employee to attend a conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, which will enhance the Department's ability to respond, investigate, and deter incidents of family and child abuse. If conference - related expenses are less than $1,000, the balance is to be contributed to the Milwaukee County Child Abuse Review Team.
Body:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds, totaling $1,000, from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Children's Justice Act to fund the expenses related to one Police Department employee to attend a conference on Child and Family Maltreatment; and
Whereas, If conference related expenses are less than $1,000, the balance is to be contributed to the Milwaukee County Child Abuse Review Team to be used for relevant needs of the Team to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect in Milwaukee County; and
Whereas, Acceptance of this subgrant will enhance the Department's ability to respond, investigate, and deter incidents of family and child abuse; and
Whereas, the Wisconsin Department of Justice received funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Federal CFDA number 93.643, Children's Justice Act; and
Whereas, The operation of this subgrant from 1/26/04 to 1/30/04 would cost $1,474, of which $474 (47%) would be provided by the city and $1,000 (53%) would be provided by the grantor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that receipt of the subgrant from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Children's Justice Act is authorized and the Police Department shall accept this subgrant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Common Council file 030712; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2004 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects, the following amount for the program titled: Wisconsin Department of Justice, Children's Justice Act Subgrant:
Project/Grant Fund Org Program BY Subclass Account
GR0000400000 0150 9990 0001 0000 R999 000600
Project Amount
Grantor Share $1,000
2. Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels; budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under the grant agreement;
3. Establish the necessary City Share Project Values; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted for the Milwaukee Police Department which is authorized to:
- Expend from the amount budgeted for specified purposes as indicated in the grant budget and incur costs consistent with the award date;
- Transfer funds within the project budget as long as the amount expended for each specific purpose does not exceed the amount authorized by the budget by 10 percent.
- Drafter:
Milwaukee Police Department
dta
12/18/03