Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City of Madison to execute a contract with Alma Advisory Group to assist the Police Oversight Board (PCOB) in serving as the hiring manager for the executive search, recruitment, and selection of a permanent Independent Police Monitor. The cost of providing such services is anticipated to not exceed $33,000.
Legislative file #95140 terminated the Interim Police Monitor’s appointment, effective October 20, 2026. The fiscal note for File #95140 stated there would be approximately $33,000 in salary savings from the termination, but there would be other costs such as paying out remaining leave balances. During the mid-year projection exercise, the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) budget was projected to be over budget by approximately $9,100, largely due to actual personnel costs being higher than budgeted. The Finance Department is currently completing year-end projections. The preliminary year-end projection anticipates the OIM’s total spending will still be slightly over budget. The salary and benefits savings from the vacancy of the Interim Police Monitor’s position reduces how much overbudget the OIM would have been otherwise, but it does not generate sufficient budget availability to enter into the proposed new contract.
If this resolution is approved, a budget transfer of $33,000 will be needed to fund the contract with Alma Advisory Group. This funding could be transferred from the contingent reserve or from underspending in another agency based on year-end projections. A transfer would need to be authorized through a separate resolution or as a substitute to the current resolution. The sponsor may introduce a substitute to modify the request before the Common Council meeting of November 24, 2026.
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Authorizing the execution of a contract with Alma Advisory Group to assist the Police Oversight Board in acting as the hiring manager for the permanent Independent Police Monitor, utilizing sala...
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