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JPA A2613478 with the City of Minneapolis for victim advocacy services to be performed by a 1.0 FTE position in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Domestic Abuse Service Center, 07/01/26-06/30/29, $250,000 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2613478 with the City of Minneapolis for victim advocacy services to be performed by a 1.0 FTE position in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office (HCAO), Domestic Abuse Service Center (DASC) during the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 in the receivable amount of $250,000, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
The HCAO Domestic Abuse Service Center (DASC) has a multidisciplinary prosecution team to review and follow up on all gone-on-arrival (GOA) domestic violence police reports in the City of Minneapolis. Currently, DASC advocates provide victim services on non-felony GOA cases. With the goal to reduce domestic violence lethality and increase victim safety, funding from the City of Minneapolis will be used to support a 1.0 FTE in DASC to expand victim services to now also support felony-level GOA cases.
The goal of this position is to ensure a quicker trauma-informed and victim-centered response to victims following a highly lethal domestic violence incident, a greater streamline of victim services and support, and a more effective systemic response by providing victim input to law enforcement and prosecution.
The role of the advocate will be to connect with victims on felony GOA cases, assess the lethality factors, assist victims in creating a detailed safety plan, notify victims of the current case status, gather victim input, and provide immediate support and intervention to victims. Options and resources could include but are not limited to filing an Extreme Risk Protection Order ...
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