Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Crisis Intervention & Support
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Contract No. 22OAG27 between the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence and Broward County in the amount of $25,015, effective retroactively from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, to fund crisis intervention services and forensic medical examinations for sexual assault victims; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Contract that do not impose any additional financial obligations on the County, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Contract.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 20.31(b)(3), Broward County Administrative Code, requires that the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approves all state and federal grant agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval provides for the continued delivery of crisis intervention services and forensic medical examinations to sexual assault victims in Broward County.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action supports the Commission's value of "approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately with special emphasis on the most vulnerable," and the goal to "deliver evidence-based services to the public and connect customers and their family members to sustainable support, with special emphasis on financial supports". Funding from the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence ("FCASV") will be used by the Nancy J. Cotterman Center ("NJCC") to provide crisis intervention services...
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