HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020_01_28_R016 Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) – Federal Grant OpportunityThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-016
PRESENTED: January 28, 2020
ADOPTED: January 28, 2020
A RESOLUTION: APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $120,275 AND
THE ADDITION OF A DEDICATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DETECTIVE POSITION PURSUANT TO A FEDERAL GRANT
AWARDED BY THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WHEREAS, Domestic violence is a serious public health and public safety issue; and
WHEREAS, Loudoun County operates within the coordinated community response
(CCR) model in addressing domestic violence crimes; and
WHEREAS, this model recognizes that a collaborative approach among partner agencies
is a far more effective and safe way to manage the impact of domestic violence crimes than each
agency acting independently of one another; and
WHEREAS, recognizing Loudoun County's coordinated community response (CCR)
model, the Leesburg Police Department has been a participating member of Loudoun's Domestic
Abuse Response Team (DART) since its inception in 2004; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding among the agencies
participating in DART, Loudoun County's Domestic Abuse Response Team applied for and was
awarded a three-year, $750,000 federal grant through the Office on Violence Against Women
(OVAW) within the US Department of Justice with Loudoun County acting as the lead agency
and named applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Police Department has been named a sub -recipient of the
OVAW grant to fund a dedicated Domestic Violence Detective for a three-year grant period
starting in Fiscal Year 2020, and will be required to execute a sub -grantee agreement with
Loudoun County; and
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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $120,275
AND THE ADDITION OF A DEDICATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DETECTIVE POSITION PURSUANT TO A FEDERAL GRANT
AWARDED BY THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WHEREAS, in order to move forward with hiring a domestic violence detective position as
part of a grant awarded to the Town through Loudoun County's Domestic Abuse Response Team
(DART), an appropriation by the Town Council is needed to amend the Fiscal Year 2020 Police
Department operating budget in the amount of $120,275, and Town Council's approval of the
addition of a full-time equivalent (FTE) position within the Police Department.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that,
subject to, and effective upon, the Town's execution of a sub -grantee agreement in a form
approved by the Town Attorney, the Leesburg Police Department's General Fund operating
budget is hereby amended, and a supplemental appropriation of anticipated departmental revenue
in excess of budgeted estimates is made in the amount of $120,275 for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020; and that an additional full-time equivalent position is
hereby approved through Fiscal Year 2022.
PASSED this 28th day of January, 2020.
Kelly lurk, Jyor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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