Fiscal Note
It is anticipated this review will be accomplished with existing staff resources and by appropriating $50,000 from the Contingent Reserve to the Mayor's Office Budget to hire an expert(s) with the fore mentioned qualifications. Funding was adopted in 2015 of $1,200,000 for the Contingent Reserve and the current uncommitted balance is $843,381. If this resolution is approved, the balance in the Contingent Reserve will be $793,381. There is no net impact on the levy.
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AMENDED SUBSTITUTE - 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, restorative justice and implicit bias and the creation of an ad hoc committee and amending the 2015 Budget to appropriate up to $50,000 from the Contingent Reserve.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison is committed to be an exemplary participant in the national and local dialogue on the role of law enforcement in the community; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison understands a community should participate in defining how it wants to be policed and the community then has an obligation to review culture, practices, and procedures and then has an obligation to support the police department in fulfilling its responsibility; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison is committed to involving the community in advising and making recommendations to the Mayor, the Common Council, the Police and Fire Commission and the Madison Police Chief on matters of setting policies and procedures that reflect our city’s longstanding tradition of community policing; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison is committed to transparency of policies, procedures, culture and training within the Madison Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, a comprehensive review of Madison Police Department’s culture, training, policies and procedures, is critical to understanding the current statu...
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