Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Police Department's 2025 Adopted Operating Budget and authorizes the Mayor and Chief of Police (or designee) to accept two grant awards totaling $70,000. The first grant for the 2025 JAG Madison PD Violent Crimes Forensics Project for $20,000 funds overtime wages, benefits, and supplies with City expenses of $2,441 for benefits. The second grant for the 2025 JAG National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) for $50,000 funds overtime wages and benefits with City expenses of $9,496 for benefits. Funding for the City portion of the grants is available in the Police Department's 2025 Adopted Operating Budget. No additional appropriation is required.
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Amending the Police Department’s operating budget, and authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police (or designee) to accept two grant awards for $70,000 for overtime and supplies for National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) firearm ballistic casings and digital evidence investigative cases
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WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Justice has made subawards to the Police Department from its annual Byrne Justice Assistance Grant allocation from the U.S. Department of Justice to address gun violence and other crime through an overtime initiative to expedite investigative cases that have had firearms processed through the Department’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) ballistic casings system, and to expedite digital device investigations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Chief of Police (or designee) are authorized to accept two WDOJ JAG subawards that total $70,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Police Department will absorb the retirement portion of overtime benefits into its operating budget, since the funder will not reimburse the Department for this expense.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any grant funds received are appropriated to the Police Department to be used for the purposes of the grant (overtime as described above and for an investigative computer).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Police Department’s operating budget is amended to appropriate any grant funds received to be used for the purposes of the grant, including modifications upon appropriate approvals from the funder.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that grant funds not expended by July 31, 2025, shall be carried forward until fully utilized, if approved by the funder.