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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date:December 17, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# 9-4 <br /> Subject: Domestic Violence Grant Award <br /> Department:Sheriff Public Hearing: !_Yes x No <br /> Budget Amendment Required: _x Yes No <br /> Attachment(s):Grant Award Information Contact:Don Truelove <br /> Telephone Numbers: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> Purpose: To accept the grant award from the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety for Domestic <br /> Violence Support Team. <br /> Background: This project will expand the services that the Orange County Sheriff Department is able to <br /> offer victims of domestic violence in Orange County. One full-time Domestic Violence <br /> Coordinator,whose primary duties are legal advocacy and court assistance, already works in <br /> the Sheriffs Department providing assistance to all referrals. This new award will allow <br /> funding for a full-time Support Counsel. The domestic violence team will provide supportive <br /> counseling, information and referral,court advocacy in both criminal and civil court, assistance <br /> accessing community resources and follow-up services to ensure that victims of domestic <br /> violence are not forced to return to their batterer. The team will also participate in training <br /> law-enforcement officers regarding issues of domestic violence. <br /> The grant award is 75%federal funds with 25%county match. Grant period December 1, <br /> 1996 through September 30, 1997. <br /> Recommendation: The Manager recommends approval of the grant award. <br /> c:\msofice\winword\agenda\abstrac2.doc <br />