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for the FV/SVU until an "appropriation" is made by the City of South Bend. Therefore, I <br />am writing to respectfully urge you to support the ordinance that Mayor Luecke filed on <br />January 20, 2009, which will be presented for public hearing at the Common Council <br />meeting scheduled for February 9, 2009. <br />We need the Ordinance passed by the City, appropriating $43,500 to match the same <br />amount committed by the County Ordinance to house the FV/SVU on the second floor of <br />the building located at 711 East Colfax. The first floor is occupied by the Family Justice <br />Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and is responsible for, and will be paying <br />rent for that part of the building they occupy. <br />We are now at a crossroads. We need funding to pay the rent in order for the FV/SW to <br />remain in their offices. If we regress by dismantling the FV/SVU, we will not have the <br />quality of investigations that have lead to successful prosecutions. The safety of women <br />and children in our community depends on the success of the FV/SVU in partnership <br />with the not-for-profit Family Justice Center. <br />Please contact me so that I may answer your questions or discuss your concerns about my <br />request. I invite you to visit the building, and take a tour of the FV/SVU offices so that <br />you can see for yourselves how well this model works for investigators and the <br />prosecution staff assigned to the FV/SW. <br />Sincerely, <br />L'~~~ <br />Michael A. Dvorak <br />J ~,',~ ?. 6 2009 <br />JC`~1~ VC~uF~CE <br />C1TY C'~E'rK, ~0. BEP~D,1N. -- <br />