City of Madison - File #: 69481

• File #: 69481
• Version: 1
• Name: 2021 COPS Hiring grant acceptance only for 6 officers; appropriation and implementation TBD
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/24/2022
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 2/22/2022
• Final action: 2/22/2022
• Enactment date: 2/25/2022
• Enactment #: RES-22-00149
• Title: Authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police to accept a FY2021 USDOJ COPS Office Cops Hiring Program (CHP) grant for the purpose of hiring six police officers to help the Department enhance and improve upon the existing legitimacy and trust building efforts in the community; and any local funding match requirement and final acceptance of the grant will be determined during the 2023 operating budget process
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Patrick W. Heck, Brian Benford, Nasra Wehelie, Regina M. Vidaver, Syed Abbas, Lindsay Lemmer, Sheri Carter

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/22/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
2/9/2022	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
2/7/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/1/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
2/1/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
1/24/2022	1	Police Department	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

The proposed resolution authorizes the acceptance of a 2021 US Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Grant to hire six new police officers in the Madison Police Department (MPD) if approved during the 2023 operating budget deliberations. The grant would pay $750,000 toward the officers’ salaries and benefits over a 36 month period and would require a 25% match of City funds. After the grant period, the full cost of the six positions would be borne by the City. The grant would require the City to fund the positions for at least one year after the end of the grant period.

Based on current salary and benefit rates, the anticipated City cost during the grant period and the first year of full City funding is:

2021 COPS 6 positions
YEAR GRANT MATCH TOTAL
2023 207,802 69,267 277,069
2024 319,412 191,647 511,059
2025 163,151 359,792 522,943
2026 59,635 178,908 238,543
750,000 799,614 1,549,614
48% 52%

Annualized cost for the 1st 12 months after the grant period
Per Position Total
95,682 574,092

The resolution authorizes MPD to request the additional positions and the local funding match as part of a legitimacy- and trust building initiative during the 2023 operating budget process. The positions would be included in the 2023 Police Pre-Service Academy recruit class. If the Common Council does not approve the positions and the required appropriation, the signed award agreement will be null and void.

Approving this resolution does not obligate any City funding. No appropriation is required at this time.

Title
Authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police to accept a FY2021 USDOJ COPS Office Cops Hiring Program (CHP) grant for the purpose of hiring six police officers to help ...