Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the 2024 Police Department operating budget and authorizes the acceptance of a U.S Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program (COSSUP) grant award of $1,600,000 to expand the Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI) to address substance use disorder.
The grant funds will be used to continue funding the current Program Assistant LTE position to coordinate community outreach by the Resource Team and MPD-specific administrative duties to serve MARI participants; support efforts to provide continuous MARI refresher training for current MPD patrol officers; and to assist in the expansion of the MARI protocol to other interested agencies in Dane County. The resolution also authorizes pass-through grant funds to MARI partner organizations and purchase of services contracts with: Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County to contract for MARI peer support services ($441,246); University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute for evaluation services provided by Janae Goodrich and Erin Taber ($264,811); Dane County Department of Human Services for contingency management and transitional housing recovery services ($225,395); and JB Public Safety Consulting, LLC, the current MARI coordinator, for continued services ($124,800). Other grant funds be used for training, harm reduction kits, supplies, project promotion, local transportation for participants, and client intake questionnaire software.
The grant covers the period of 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2027. No city match is required and there is no impact on the levy.
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SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2024 Police Department operating budget; and authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police to sign accept a U.S Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program (COSSUP) grant award of $1,600,000 to expand the Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI)...
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