This ordinance allows the Department on the Status of Women to use a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program and adds a new Junior Administrative Analyst position funded by this grant. It is retroactive and covers the period from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2024.
Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 through the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program, and amending Ordinance No. 109-21 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 210644 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2022, 2022-2023) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded Class 1820 Junior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.00) for the period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2024.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the Department on the Status of Women to enhance domestic violence response efforts in San Francisco.
The Office on Violence Against Women awarded San Francisco a $1,000,000 grant for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program.
The grant period for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program officially commenced.
The Department received a no-cost extension for a prior grant from the Office of Violence Against Women, allowing for continued activities until this date.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors, allowing the Department on the Status of Women to proceed with the grant.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the authorization for the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend the grant.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
