HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 199-25 - Resolution - Crime Victim Services Grant - State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION
Authorizing a Crime Victim Services Grant with the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety Office of Justice Programs.
WHEREAS, the Rochester City Attorney office (CAO) has entered into previous Grant
Agreements with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs
since 2017.
WHEREAS, this grant has allowed the City Attorney Office to hire an additional Victim
Witness Coordinator and to provide additional assistance to victim of crime prosecuted by
the City Attorney Office.
WHEREAS, the CAO relies on the victim grant to fund an additional Victim Witness
Coordinator position and to provide the direct client assistance our victim of crimes deserve.
WHEREAS, the City Attorney Office, a local unit of government, was eligible to competitively
re-apply for a 12-month grant for grant period starting October 1, 2025 – September 30,
2026. Applications were due on June 4, 2025.
WHEREAS, the City Attorney Office was notified through the Minnesota Department of
Public Safety, that our grant application for grant period starting October 1, 2025 –
September 30, 2026, has been approved.
WHEREAS, the City Attorney Office, a local unit of government, will be required to execute
and return the Agreement to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice
Programs by September 16, 2025 for grant period starting October 1, 2025 – September
30, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the City Attorney Office enter into a Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Prosecutorial Crime Victims Services grant for FY26 to assist the City of Rochester City
Attorney’s Office in providing assistance to crime victims.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney are authorized
and directed to sign the grant agreement, any amendments thereto, and any other
documents needed to implement this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2025.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2025.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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