Fiscal Note
These grants will be accounted for in segregated funds (SG30 and SG63). The City's match requirement of $2,000 (25 percent) will be met using funds included in the Police Department's operating budget to pay the fringe benefit costs associated with the overtime funded by the grant.
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Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept two (2) public safety grants from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for Pedestrian Safety Enforcement ($4,000) and Bicycle Safety Enforcement ($4,000)
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WHEREAS, each year the Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bureau of Transportation Safety (WI DOT-BOTS) provides funds to local police agencies for overtime for enforcement of traffic violations; and,
WHEREAS, this year WI DOT-BOTS has offered a total of $8,000 for pedestrian and bicycle safety initiatives; and,
WHEREAS, these initiatives enable safer conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists by deploying officers for enhanced enforcement of pedestrian and bicycle laws; and,
WHEREAS, the Pedestrian Safety grant initiative aims to reduce the number of injuries and deaths to pedestrians, and the Bicycle Safety grant aims to reduce the number of injuries and deaths to bicyclists; and,
WHEREAS, the grant funds enable the Police Department’s Traffic and Specialized Services Section to coordinate additional traffic enforcement activities that would otherwise not be provided; and,
WHEREAS, required City matching funds of 25% are met through fringe benefits paid for grant-funded overtime.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Chief of Police are authorized to accept these public safety grants totaling $8,000 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these funds be used for additional overtime patrols.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Finance Director and the Police Department are authorized to establish and/or maintain accounts as required for the adm...
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