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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A. MOTION TO APPROVE Contract No. 22/23-GR-CAC26 between the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, Inc., (“FNCAC”) and Broward County in the amount of $309,334, effective retroactively from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, to fund advocacy and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members or caregivers; 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.
ACTION: (T-10:48 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Moskowitz was not present.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Grant in Aid Fund to appropriate revenue from FNCAC in the amount of $309,334 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to fund advocacy and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members or caregivers.
ACTION: (T-10:48 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2022-394.
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioner Moskowitz was not present.
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Why Action is Necessary
A. and B. 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.
Section 129.06(2)(d), Florida Statutes, requires a budget resolution to recognize revenue.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval of Motions A and B allows for the delivery of advocacy and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members or caregivers.
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 MOTIONS.
These actions support 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 FNCAC will be used by the Nancy J. Cotterman Center (“NJCC”) to provide advocacy and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members or caregivers.
FNCAC provided notice of the 22/23-GR-CAC26 award of non-competitive grant funding on June 30, 2022. The effective date of this Contract (Exhibit 1) is retroactive due to contract negotiations with FNCAC regarding language in the document. The Contract with FNCAC was finalized on August 16, 2022.
This Contract is administered by NJCC as the designated Child Advocacy Center in Broward County. Broward County has been awarded this grant annually since 2012. The continued funding has allowed for the delivery of direct client services in the form of advocacy and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members or caregivers.
The deliverables remain substantially the same as in the prior year, and all deliverables for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 have been achieved.
The Contract is in FNCAC’s format and has been approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney. FNCAC will sign following Commission approval.
Source of Additional Information
Carol Cook, Director, Crisis Intervention and Support Division, 954-357-9590
Ana Ferrer, Human Services Administrator, Nancy J. Cotterman Center, 954-357-5765
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This Contract funds $309,334 to Broward County with no cash match required.