Fiscal Note
This grant will be accounted for in a segregated fund (SG50). The City is required to provide matching funds of $4,937 for the Wisconsin Retirement System fringe benefit costs associated with the overtime funded by this grant. Current projections indicate that Police Department expenditures will exceed the 2006 Adopted Budget. The Police Department expects to request an additional appropriation later in 2006, and the matching funds required for this grant will be included as part of that request.
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Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept a supplemental Project Safe Neighborhoods grant award in the amount of $27,046 and to utilize these funds for additional law enforcement efforts to reduce
gun-related crime and
violence.
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WHEREAS the U.S. Dept. of Justice has developed a nationwide initiative to reduce the incidents of
gun violence, with the goals of reducing the number of firearm related crimes, identifying and arresting those involved in
gun violence, taking illegal
guns off the streets and having an impact on the number of domestic deaths and serious injuries resulting from firearms; and,
WHEREAS the City of Madison has been experiencing an increase in
gun violence, including increased reports of armed robberies and armed home burglaries in which
guns have been used; and,
WHEREAS other firearm related incidents continue to significantly impact the safety and security of our neighborhoods; and,
WHEREAS the Madison Police Department was previously awarded a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant of $92,697 for the purposes of pursuing the initiative to reduce
gun violence; and,
WHEREAS the previous award included funding to educate citizens regarding
gun violence through the use of public service announcements, posters and brochures provided in both English and Spanish; and,
WHEREAS the previous award also included funding for computer hardware and software to analyze crime data, funding for a coordina...
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