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RESOLUTION NO. /3 1 f
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, supporting
participation in funding domestic violence
community advocates, legal advocates, and
training and protocol development as part of a
regional domestic violence system.
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a serious and growing
problem within our community and within the lawjsafetyjjustice
system; and
WHEREAS, a lack of resources, coordination, and policy
direction has resulted in a fragmented intervention system; and
WHEREAS, the City council recognizes that a complex
problem such as domestic violence requires a coordinated community
response; and
WHEREAS, the Human Services Roundtable convened a broad-
based, multidisciplinary group which has developed a plan for
providing a regional coordinated community response to domestic
violence; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent receives additional funding for
lawjsafetyjjustice issues from a sales tax increase approved by the
voters on September 12, 1990; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 1990, the City Council passed
Resolution 1265 approving the allocation of a minimum of eleven
(11) percent of this additional law;safetyjjustice sales tax
revenue for funding of community-based domestic violence advocacy
services and training: NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor is directed to consider the
following recommendations of the Human Services Roundtable Family
Violence Group for inclusion in the annual City budget for as long
as the lawjsafetyjjustice sales tax option funding is available:
a. Development of community-wide advocacy services
including community advocates, legal advocates, and related
services, dispersed throughout the County for victims of domestic
violence.
b. Development of standardized training modules and
protocols for addressing domestic violence issues with police,
prosecutors, judges, court clerks, probation officers and others in
the law;safetyjjustice system.
Section 2. The Mayor is directed to continue using a
minimum of eleven (11) percent of the City's annual lawjsafety/
justice sales tax revenue received from the King County sales tax
option passed by voters on September 12, 1990, for the purposes
stated in Section 1 of this Resolution. To provide these services,
the Mayor is authorized to:
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a. Continue the City's contract with Domestic Abuse
Women's Network (DAWN) for provision of community advocacy services
for City residents;
b. Enter into a contract with King county, other
entity, or individual, or otherwise arrange for provision of legal
advocacy services for Kent residents.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this 5 day of)\ ?01A.YV'LLY , 1993.
Concurred in by the Mayo , of the cUy of Ken~, this _&=---
day of ~0/lt'l..M.-tl--'t.U , 1993. (j (}
ELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /3 3 g
Kent, Washington, the
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, passed by the City Council of the City of
~ day of c) cl'YIA'UA .. U , 1993,
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BRENDA JACOBER( TY CLERK
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