Fiscal Note
These grants will be accounted for in special revenue funds. Matching funds of approximately $23,000 are included in the police department's operating budget and will pay the fringe benefit costs associated with the overtime funded by the grants.
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Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept four (4) traffic safety grants totaling $93,000 from Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the following activities in 2010/2011: Alcohol Enforcement ($40,000), Speed Enforcement ($45,000), Pedestrian Safety Enforcement ($4,000) and Bicycle Safety Enforcement ($4,000).
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WHEREAS, each year the Wisconsin Department of Transportation-BOTS (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 $93,000 for various traffic safety initiatives; and,
WHEREAS, these initiatives include efforts to reduce the number of impaired motorists and incidents of excessive vehicle speed on City of Madison roadways so as to contribute to decreasing the number of deaths and/or injuries due to crashes; and,
WHEREAS, these initiatives also enable safer conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists by deploying officers for enhanced enforcement of pedestrian and bicycle laws; and,
WHEREAS, a maximum of $4,999 will be spent from the Speed Enforcement Grant towards the purchase of speed board equipment; and,
WHEREAS, the WI DOT-BOTS has provided this funding to the City of Madison for the past several years; and,
WHEREAS, the grant funds enable the Police Department’s Traffic and Specialized Services Section to coordinate additional traffic enforcement activities and purchase equipment that would otherwise not be provided.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Chief of Police are authorized to accept the traffic safety grants totaling $93,000 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.
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