Fiscal Note
The proceeds of this grant will be accounted for in a segregated fund, and the match requirement will be met by budgeted staff resources. Funding is sufficient for a 1.0 FTE LTE position for about one year. No City funds have been budgeted to continue this position after the grant ends.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Police Department to accept an award from the State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance and amending the Police Department 2005 Operating Budget to allow for the hire of a 1.0 LTE - Police Info. Systems Coordinator 1 position.
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WHEREAS, a mandatory condition for receiving Federal and State grant funding for law enforcement operations includes the timely filing of monthly crime reports; and,
WHEREAS, the State Office of Justice Assistance has obtained Federal and State funding to facilitate a change in how local police departments file monthly crime reports; and,
WHEREAS, this change requires utilization of Incident Based Reporting (IBR); and,
WHEREAS, the change to IBR will enable police departments to collect more useful data so as to improve the monitoring and analysis of crime and the police response to crime; and,
WHEREAS, the collection of IBR data will enable local elected officials, media, neighborhood associations and the community at large to acquire data more closely linked to the root causes of crime and social disorder thereby creating a greater understanding and ability to address these problems; and,
WHEREAS, in order to implement IBR it will be necessary to redesign MPD data collection and reporting processes; and,
WHEREAS, the State Office of Justice Assistance recognizes that in order for a police department to undertake a reporting system transformation of this nature, additional technical and support staff are often necessary; and,
WHEREAS, up to $84,028 of funding is available, through an award from the State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, to support a 1.0 LTE Police Info. Systems Coordinator 1 position for at least one full year and associated computer equipment and phone lines necessary for the performance of the work related to the migration of Incident Based Reporting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison, through the Police Department, is authorized to accept the award from the State of Wisconsin of Justice Assistance; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a 1.0 LTE Police Info. Systems Coordinator 1 position be listed within the permanent salary detail of the Year 2005 Police Department Operating Budget. This position will be classified in compensation group 18, range 8; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Police Department is authorized to establish and/or maintain accounts as required for the administration of the grant funds.