Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Mayor’s Office 2020 Operating Budget and creates the position of an Independent Police Auditor in the Mayor’s Office. A companion ordinance (Legistar file #60777) creates the positon Compensation Group 21. The anticipated annual salary and benefits of the Police Auditor is expected to range from $126,000 to $177,000. The Direct Appropriations adopted 2020 operating budget includes $200,000 to fund a Police Auditor position. The budget also indicates that additional staffing needs will be determined in 2020, any additional costs in excess of the budgeted amount will require additional Common Council approval.
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Amending the 2020 Mayor’s Office and Direct Appropriations Operating Budgets and creating of the position of Independent Police Auditor, in the Mayor’s Office as a 1.0 FTE in CG21, Range 18, in response to the recommendations of the Madison Police Department Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee.
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WHEREAS, on May 19, 2015, the Madison Common Council adopted RES-15-00477, “Declaring the City of Madison’s intention to review policies, procedures, culture and training of the Madison Police Department by hiring an expert(s) in community policing, law, problem oriented policing, racial disparities and implicit bias and the creation of an ad hoc committee”; and,
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2015 the Madison Police Department Policy & Procedures Ad Hoc Committee (Ad Hoc Committee) held its first meeting; and,
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2016 the Madison Common Council adopted RES-16-00436, “Amending the work timeline and funding amount for the City of Madison Police Department Policy & Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee and amending the 2016 Adopted Operating Budget to appropriate $350,000 from the Contingent Reserve to the direct appropriation supporting the work of this committee”; and,
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2016 the Madison Common Council adopted RES-16-00838, “Accepting the recommendation of the Madi...
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