Fiscal Note
The proceeds of this grant will be accounted for in a segregated fund. Funds will be used for computer equipment, software, phone lines, overtime. and a 1.0 FTE LTE position for about one year. There is no match requirement. No City funds have been budgeted to continue this position after the grant ends.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, through the Police Department to accept an award of $200,000 from the State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance and amending the Police Department 2005 Operating budget to allow for the hire of a 1.0 LTE - Management Information Specialist 2 position.
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WHEREAS, the need for law enforcement throughout the State of Wisconsin to share information critical to public safety and the prevention of terrorism in a timely manner; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of Justice Assistance has obtained Federal and State funding to create the ability for law enforcement to use technology to more efficiently share critical information with one another; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of Justice Assistance has named this justice information sharing initiative as the "WIJIS" program (Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing); and,
WHEREAS, the Madison Police Department has been meeting and working with state and local agencies in the promotion and development of information sharing and WIJIS since 2000; and,
WHEREAS, staff from the Office of Justice Assistance, at the March 30, 2004 City of Madison Common Council meeting, registered and spoke in support of resolution ID#35679 authorizing the Police Department to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement for purposes of creating a shared, multi-jurisdictional records management system with 16 other communities in Dane County; and,
WHEREAS, staff from the Office of Justice Assistance, while speaking in support of resolution ID#35679 pledged financial assistance in the form of grants to the Madison Police Department (MPD) for internal staff costs associated wi...
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