City Council Announcements
November 6, 2008
A. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. Salt Lake City is currently negotiating the animal control services contract with Salt Lake County. An update on the contract negotiations was presented by the Administration at the last Budget and Finance Subcommittee meeting. An item needing more immediate attention of the Council is the reduction of services provided to Salt Lake City.
As part of the discussions, Salt Lake County Animal Services has proposed several service reductions in an attempt to stay within their current appropriation. The attached schedule is a list of their proposed reductions.
The current contract and ordinance allows Salt Lake County to determine the service level changes under the “duty to manage” clause.
Question: Does the Council wish to: 1) have a full briefing on the proposed service reduction changes or 2) does the Council wish to review the attached schedule then advise and guide the administration on how best to handle the proposed service reduction issue during the announcement portion of the meeting? Councilmember Jergensen said the Council could not change the contract because of budgetary constraints but a discussion would help them to understand it. Councilmember Christensen said if they bifurcated the issues the Council could go through the fee aspect and maybe with some feedback from the administration as well. Councilmember Love said the Chair and Vice Chair could talk about it with Council staff.
B. For Your Information
See Grants
attached below:
Grant Submission Notification Memo
TO: Jennifer Bruno, Lynn Creswell, Dave Everitt, Ben McAdams
FROM: Elizabeth Myers
DATE: 10/29/08
SUBJECT: Salt Lake City Justice Court/Domestic Violence Court
FUNDING AGENCY: State of Utah Office of Crime Victim Reparations
GRANT PROGRAM: Violence Against Women Formula Grant 2008
REQUESTED AMOUNT: $47,517.78
DEPARTMENT APPLYING: Management Services
COLLABORATING AGENCIES: Salt Lake City Police Department Victim Advocate Program, Salt Lake City Prosecutor’s Office, and Salt Lake County Probation Services
DATE SUBMITTED: October 28, 2008
SPECIFICS:
Technical Assistance (Training) Equipment Only
Provides 1 FTE Position(s)
Existing New Overtime Requires Funding After Grant
Explanation: Funding was requested for salary and benefits for one full-time court clerk for the Salt Lake City Domestic Violence Court
Match Required 25% In Kind Cash
Computer Software Development In House Contract Services
New Program (City not performing function now)
GRANT DETAILS:
The full-time court clerk will provide additional personnel resources to improve the effectiveness of the Salt Lake City Domestic Violence Court to adjudicate misdemeanor domestic violence cases through effective data collection, case management, and the timely issuance of arrest warrants and no-contact orders.
The full-time court clerk will be responsible for:
o Entering an 18-month back-log of data (approximately 1,400 cases) and entering new case data (approximately 1,000 cases) into the Justice Court Domestic Violence Stats program;
o Providing case management to the 1,000 domestic violence cases filed with the court annually and monitor offender compliance with court-ordered treatment programs; and
o Facilitating the timely issuance of arrest warrants, high-priority service no-contact orders, and violation of no-contact orders for offenders who re-offend or who do not comply with probation.
The City is contributing a cash match of $15,919 through the salaries and benefits of the Criminal Section Manager, Court Director, and Court Judge representing a percentage of effort each position dedicates toward the project.
cc: Sarah Behrens, Krista Dunn, Gordon Hoskins
Grant Submission Update Memo
TO: Dave Everitt Lyn Creswell, Jennifer Bruno, Ben McAdams
FROM: Grant Acquisition Team
DATE: 11/7/2008
SUBJECT: VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Funding
FUNDING AGENCY: Utah State Office of Victim Reparations
REQUESTED AMOUNT: $ 45,120.13
DEPARTMENT APPLYING: SLC Prosecutor’s Office
COLLABORATING AGENCIES: SLC PD, SLC Justice Court, Trauma Awareness Center, Family Justice Center, Valley Mental Health, Utah State Adult Protective Services
DATE SUBMITTED: October 29, 2008
SPECIFICS:
Technical Assistance (Training) Equipment Only
Provides 1 FTE Position(s)
Existing New Overtime Requires Funding After Grant
Explanation: Provides for continuation of grant funded position
Match Required 25% In Kind Cash
Computer Software Development In House Contract Services
New Program (City not performing function now)
GRANT DETAILS:
The grant provides for the Court Victim Assistant as part of the Prosecutor’s Office Domestic Violence Team
This position provides assistance to domestic violence victim witnesses in accessing community services as well as immediate and long-term safety planning. Court Victim Assistant remains in contact with the witnesses to ensure prosecution of perpetrators.
In 2009, The Court Victim Assistant will work with Adult Protective Services to identify aging and elderly victims to aid bringing domestic violence charges in addition to elder abuse penalties in the prosecution of their abusers.