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REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Deputy Chief Rich McLane
Chief Ron Price
SUBJECT: Requesting authorization to enter into an agreement for evaluation of services
pursuant to US DOJ grant that addresses victims of domestic violence, stalking and sexual
assault.
MEETING DATE: October 22, 2012 AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Enter into an agreement with Lucille Pope, M.P.A./Ph. D. of
Collaborative Consulting to evaluate our services delivered to victims of domestic violence,
stalking and sexual assault particularly as these services are funded by a grant from the US
Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.
SUGGESTED MOTION: Authorize the City Manager to sign a Professional Services
Agreement for evaluation of “the Gallatin Rural Project” as administered by the City of
Bozeman.
BACKGROUND: Over the past 15 years, a number of criminal justice agencies, advocacy
organizations and non-government groups have strived to work together to provide the best all around service to victims of domestic violence, stalking and sex assault. This has led to
improved communication, education to the public and the ability to address victim needs that
previously were not being met.
On October 1, 2011, this collaborative group, referred to as the “Gallatin Rural Project” received
a 3-year grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women for continued
support in addressing these particular victim needs. Part of our request for funds was a
realization that while we may believe we’re providing the best services we can, we felt it was an
important part of this grant to conduct an evaluation of our program. We specifically asked for
and received funding to conduct this evaluation, with the purpose of the evaluation being threefold:
1) Determine the effectiveness of collaborative efforts activities as to whether they fulfill the
needs of victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking or Sexual Assault incidents;
2) Assess whether the goals and objectives initially established in the grant application are being accomplished and;
3) Provide feedback and corrective action plans to improve this service delivery
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In September 2012, Lucille Pope, M.P.A./Ph. D. of Collaborative Consulting, was selected to
conduct this evaluation on response to our advertised Request for Proposals. Dr. Pope presented
a solid proposal that our selection committee deemed the best and most appropriate approach to
satisfying this evaluation need.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: None recommended.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The agreed upon rate for this evaluation is $10,000. This entire amount
is authorized by OVW Grant 2011-WR-AX-0014.
Attachments:
Professional Service Agreement for evaluation of services
Report compiled on:
October 10, 2012
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