Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Police Department's 2025 Adopted Operating Budget to accept a Juvenile Justice Title II grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice in the amount of $60,000 for pass-through funding to The Rainbow Project and Focused Interruption with City expenses of $7,434 for police overtime and 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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SUBSTITUTE - Amending the Police Department’s operating budget, and authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police or designee to accept a Juvenile Justice Title II grant award from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice in the amount of $60,000 for pass-through funding to The Rainbow Project and Focused Interruption, and $7,434 on police overtime and benefits, for the Madison Community Healing Through Support & Education initiative to provide violence prevention support to juvenile system involved and at-risk youth
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WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WDOJ) is using federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act funds for Positive Youth Development programs that assist delinquent and at-risk youth in obtaining a sense of safety and structure, belonging and membership, self-worth and social contribution, independence and control over one’s life, and closeness in interpersonal relationships; and,
WHEREAS, the Madison Police Department has applied to this WDOJ grant program for the Madison Community Healing Through Support & Education initiative to provide violence prevention support to juvenile system involved and at-risk youth in a pass through-partnership with The Rainbow Project and Focused Interruption ($60,000), as well as overtime ($6,906) and benefits ($528) for Police officers referring youth to these service providers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Chief of Police or designee are authorized to accept, and sign the grant agreement, if awarded, for a one-year Juvenile Justice Title II grant award from the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the amount of $67,434.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Police Department is authorized to accept this grant award from the Wisconsin Department of Justice to $67,434 and to enter into a contract with grant partner The Rainbow Project, Inc., for these pass-through funds ($60,000) which will subcontract with Focused Interruption, Inc. for older youth services to be signed by the City Finance Director or designee as authorized by MGO 4.26.
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, if not expended as of December 31, 2025, be carried forward until fully utilized.