HomeMy WebLinkAbout17055 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,055
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
5 JUSTICE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, TO ACCEPT
6 FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
7 SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($498,975.00) IN ABBY HONOLD PROGRAM
8 GRANT AWARD FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF VICTIMS OF CRIME AND
9 THE OFFICE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GUIDED, EVIDENCE
10 BASED VICTIM-INFORMED TRAINING AND AWARENESS FOR LAW
11 ENFORCEMENT (VITAL) PROJECT INSTRUCTION THROUGH
12 PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL
13 SCIENCES' TELEHEALTH SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER
14 (TELESANE) PROGRAM AND ARKANSAS COALITION AGAINST
15 SEXUAL ASSAULT (ACASA), FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS; AND
16 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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18 WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against
19 Women,is offering Abby Honold Program grant funds which support efforts to improve law enforcement's
20 response to allegations of domestic violence,dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of
21 a victim's initial report throughout the entire investigation, and to promote the efforts of law enforcement
22 in improving the response to these crimes;and,
23 WHEREAS, the City has applied for grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Abby Honold
24 Program; and,
25 WHEREAS,the City's Police Department was awarded Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Nine
26 Hundred Seventy-five Dollars($498,975.00)in grant award funding for Office of Victims of Crime and the
27 Office on Trafficking in Persons guided,evidence based Victim-Informed Training and Awareness for Law
28 Enforcement(VITAL)Project instruction through partnerships with UAMS AR-Telehealth Sexual Assault
29 Nurse Examiner (TeleSANE) Program and Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ACASA), for a
30 period of three years through April 2029.
31 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
32 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS;
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1 Section 1.The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with the U.S.Department of Justice's
2 Office on Violence Against Women,to accept$498,975.00 in grant award funding for the Office of Victims
3 of Crime and the Office on Trafficking in Persons guided, evidence-based Victim-Informed Training and
4 Awareness for Law Enforcement(VITAL)Project instruction.
5 Section 2.Grant award funds for this training are allocated in Activity Account No. G52DF26OWV.
6 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
7 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
8 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution, which shall remain in full force and
9 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
10 resolution.
11 Section 4.Repealer.All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
12 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
13 ADOPTED: May 19,2026
14 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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17 Allison Segars,City '1�,' r. Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
18 APPROVED AS TO L AL FORM:
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21 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorne
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