Okaloosa County BOCC — January 19, 2016 — FY 2016 OVW Budget Narrative — reading text

personnel $ 6,000 Per Diem (avg) $66/day $ 66/ day X 4 days X 6 trips X 2 court personnel $ 3,168 Ground transport (avg) $40/ trip X 4 days X 6 trips X 2 consultants $ 1,920 $40/day Subtotal Court Personnel Travel $17,088 Additional funding will be allocated to providing 2 local trainings by an OVW approved TA provider for court-based and court-related personnel. Travel costs will come from list above and space will be provided by the County and local and refreshments will be donated. Consultant Service Provided Computation OVW Cost 2 OVW TA Training on dynamics and potential $650 /day X 3 days $ 7,800 Consultant/Trainer for abuse tactics by domestic X 2 Consultants violence perpetrators in the legal X 2 events system. Sub-total OVW TA Trainer $ 7,800 Subtotal Travel/Training $ 41,976 Shelter House Domestic Violence Center, Project Partner will provide: 1. Community Partner trainings quarterly for 3 years. Each training is approximately 4 hours long. Okaloosa County will donate space and no food will be purchased. 2. Monthly on-site consultation to include staff training in domestic violence that accounts for victim safety and advocacy to ensure client safety. Shelter House Computation OVW Cost 1. Provide Domestic Violence 4 hr training X $ 25/hr X 12 quarters $ 1,200 and Sex Abuse Awareness Training for community partners. 2. Provide Monthly on-site 4 hr training X $ 25/hr X 36 months $ 3,600 consultation. Subtotal Contracted local dv training $ 4,800 6  Okaloosa County Shelter House, Inc. will: • Provide: domestic violence expertise. • Attend OVW required Technical Assistance Training. • Provide expertise during site selection • Provide expertise and oversight during policy and procedure development. • Provide in depth training for all new staff and new volunteers as needed. • Provide an advocate for weekly consultation with staff to provide assistance and a meaningful referral source for domestic violence victims. • Provide ongoing monthly training to center staff, volunteers, law enforcement and court representatives in an effort to strengthen the community response to domestic violence victims. Shelter House, Inc. Located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Shelter House, Inc. is a non profit 501 (c) (3), federal ID # 59-2634092. Shelter House was incorporated in 1988 when members of the League of Women Voters, the National Organization of Women, and Business and Professional Women formed a collation to help prevent the continuous abuse of women and children in the community. The purpose was to provide shelter and supportive services for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Today, all services provided by Shelter House are free and confidential for victims and include a 24-hour hotline, crisis counseling, advocacy, outreach, primary prevention, transitional housing, confidential shelter and supportive services for family members of sexual violence victims. Shelter House staff advocates and domestic violence specialists will provide monthly ongoing training to the project staff as well as local community partners. Consultation will be provided in weekly meetings (staffing) to ensure project staff is utilizing best practice models for keeping victims safe. 7  Okaloosa County Contracted On-Site Security Year Two Descriptions Computation Time OVW Cost On-site Security $21,840 X 3 years $ 65,520 $28/ hr X 15 hours/ week X 52 weeks Subtotal Contracted Security $ 65,520 Off-duty Police Officers will be hired to maintain a secure atmosphere at each visitation center for all supervised visits and monitored exchanges in need of additional safety precautions. These Officers will receive additional extensive training in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse. They will assess all batterers and assist all victims as is necessary to provide a safe environment for the victimized parent and their children. Contracted Interpreter Descriptions Computation OVW Cost Interpreter Services $25/ hr X 100 hours $ 2,500 Interpreter Services will be contracted for Non-English speaking participants or hearing impaired participants in this project using the list approved and provided by the First Circuit Court. Translation of documents and brochures into Spanish will also be contracted through an interpreter service. Other Consultant/Contracts Costs: Items Computation OVW Cost Assorted office supplies to include $200/month X 36 months $ 5,400 paper, pens, ink cartridges, etc. Quarterly Printing forms, parent 12 x $ 100 $ 1,200 handouts Brochures for outreach 1 brochure x.50 ea x 1,000 (English) $ 500 $ 250 1 brochures x .50 ea x 250 (Spanish) 8  Okaloosa County Leased Space for Southern site $1,500/mo x 30 months x 75% $ 33,750 Visitation Center utilities $100 x 30 months x 75% $ 2,250 Northern site utilities $100 x 36 months x 75% $ 2,700 Telephone/cell phone/internet $200 month x 36 months x 75% $ 5,400 Snacks and drinks for children Estimate $ 564 Subtotal Subcontract Provider Other $ 52,014 Office Supplies: items necessary to conduct business such as paper, pens, ink, files, etc. Printing/Copying: forms necessary for case management, scheduling and service provision and parent handbooks for all participants. Brochures will be designed and printed as a method of outreach. Two different brochures will provide information concerning visitation services underserved populations in need of safe services in Okaloosa County including but not limited to: low income families, military families and non-English speaking families. The number of brochures is required based on the multiple locations brochures will be disbursed either directly or by making them available to reach the target population. Parent Handbooks are provided to each participant in the further effort to reinforce the safety protocols and provide a reference to ongoing policies around visitation. E.g. bringing gifts or food, additional visit participants, arrival and departure times, etc. Rent, utilities, phone and internet services: After moving the southern site to a new location, anticipated at 6 months, lease costs and utilities will begin and are calculated for 30 months. The northern site is up and running and these expenses will be immediate and are calculated for 36 months. Rent and utilities phone and internet are projected and include consideration of project’s goal to supplement operational costs with community support and in-kind donations. Snacks and drinks for children are projected needs to have juice and snacks available. I. Indirect Costs: No indirect costs are requested. J. Other: No other costs 9  Okaloosa County Budget Summary: Budget Category Total Project Cost A. Personnel $ __5,277 B. Fringe Benefits $ 2,052 C. Travel $ 0 D. Equipment $ 0 E. Supplies $ 0 F. Construction $ 0 G. Consultants/Contracts $550,000 H. Other $ 0 Total Direct Costs $ 557,329 I. Indirect Costs $ 0 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $ 557,329 Federal Request $ 557,329 Non-Federal Amount $ 0 10