Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the 2023 operating budget to increase funding for Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) by $91,078 to expand contracts for violence prevention services. This would be funded by a corresponding decrease to the Common Council budget. The reduction in the Common Council budget reflects the failure of the passage of the alder salary increase ordinance.
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Amending the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget to allocate an additional $91,078 to Public Health Madison Dane County for the purpose of expanding funding for Violence Prevention Services, funded through a corresponding reduction in the Common Council budget.
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WHEREAS, the 2023 adopted operating budget included $91,078 in the Common Council Budget for alder salary increases, which was adopted through Common Council budget amendment #13-SUB; and,
WHEREAS, the implementation of the alder salary increases required the adoption of a corresponding ordinance change (File 74483), which the Council considered, but failed to adopt, on November 22, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, the funding for alder salary increases can be reallocated through a resolution that amends the budget; and,
WHEREAS, Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC), along with the Madison and Dane County Violence Prevention Coalition, developed a Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund community organizations providing services related to violence prevention; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the RFP is to distribute funding to organizations to implement the Roadmap to Reducing Violence, a violence prevention plan that takes a public health approach to violence prevention.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council amends the 2023 Adopted Budget for the Common Council Office by reducing salaries by $91,078; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council amends the 2023 Adopted Budget for PHMDC by increasing purchased services by $91,078 to fund additional services identified through the Roadmap t...
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