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Neighborhood Safety director details staffing, data push and looming grant cliff
Summary
Director Amanda Harrington told the Budget Committee the Neighborhood Safety Department is nearly fully staffed at 17 authorized FTEs, is improving contract compliance and data reporting, and faces a $2.5 million Byrne grant expiration and reliance on one-time funding for a safety ambassador pilot.
Amanda Harrington, director of the Neighborhood Safety Department (NSD), presented the department's 2026 budget overview and program updates to the Budget Committee on Oct. 3.
“The mission of Neighborhood Safety is to apply [a] public health approach to violence prevention,” Harrington told the committee, summarizing NSD’s focus on prevention, restoration and capacity building and outlining objectives for better data collection, dashboards and contract compliance.
Nut graf: Harrington said NSD has rebuilt capacity this year — authorizing 17 FTEs, adding seven new staff across programming, contract administration and data — and strengthened contract oversight through new invoice trainings, revised RFP evaluation and documentation requirements. At…
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