Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the 2024 Police Department operating budget and authorizes a Wisconsin Department of Health Services Opioid Abatement Efforts by Law Enforcement grant in the amount of $95,935 for the Madison Area Resource Initiative (MARI) pre-arrest opioid diversion program.
The grant funds will be used to continue funding the current Program Assistant LTE position from April through June of 2025. The position coordinates community outreach by the Resource Team and MPD-specific administrative duties to serve MARI participants; supports efforts to provide continuous MARI refresher training for current MPD patrol officers; and assists in the expansion of the MARI protocol to other interested agencies in Dane County.
The resolution also authorizes passing-through grant funds to MARI partner organizations and enter into purchase of services contracts with: Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County to contract for MARI peer support services ($14,707); University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute for evaluation services provided by Janae Goodrich and Erin Taber ($21,727); and JB Public Safety Consulting, LLC, the current MARI coordinator ($6,000). Remaining grant funds will be used for training, harm reduction kits, project promotion, coordination and client intake questionnaire software. There is no city match and no impact on the levy.
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Amending the 2024 Police Department operating budget; and authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police to sign a Wisconsin Department of Health Services Opioid Abatement Efforts by Law Enforcement grant award contract in the amount of $95,935 for the Madison Area Resource Initiative (MARI) pre-arrest opioid diversion program.
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PREAMBLE
The Madison Police Department (MPD) and its partners, Dane County Department of Human Services, Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County, Tellurian Behavioral Health and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute created a Pathways to Recovery Ma...
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