Fiscal Note
The resolution proposes amending the 2026 budget by transferring $28,500 from the contingent reserve to the Office of the Independent Monitor. The additional funding would be used for salaries and benefits to increase a 0.6 FTE data analyst position to a 1.0 FTE for the remainder of 2026 ($13,500) and increases the amount for training and conferences by $15,000.
The OIM’s purchased services budget is $79,280. This includes costs for legal services ($50,000), the Police Civilian Oversight Board ($13,580), custodial charges ($9,800) and other expenses ($5,900). As of August 26, 2026 the available budget is $46,567.
The 2026 adopted budget includes $2,150,408 in contingent reserve that may be reallocated to various agencies throughout the year to fund unanticipated expenses or revenue shortfalls. Legistar file 92053 transferred $70,000 from contingent reserve to utilities to fund MadCAP, a comprehensive customer assistance program for the City’s municipal services bill. Legistar file 94055 transferred $100,000 to Engineering for a projected deficit in facility maintenance costs and $400,000 to the Clerk’s office for a projected deficit in purchased services and supplies for elections operations. The remaining balance is $1,580,408. If this resolution is adopted, $28,500 would be transferred to OIM, leaving a remaining balance of $1,551,908.
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Amending the 2026 adopted operating budget by transferring $28,500 from the contingent reserve to the Office of the Independent Monitor for additional staffing and services costs, and directing staff to provide a full accounting of costs associated with the City’s critical incident response between July 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026.
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Editor's Note: This file was introduced by title only from the floor of the August 4, 2026 Common Council meeting. The original title of the file was "Resolution introduced by Alder Matthews from the floor of the August 4, 2026 Council Meeting." This has been update...
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