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Police describe state domestic-violence grant and proposed analyst post; council invited to participate
Summary
Binghamton Police and county partners outlined a state grant (discussed as the 'Scribe' program) to fund domestic-violence services, a coordinator, and a lead analyst position; council members asked to be included in committee meetings and staff said much grant detail and program design remain to be developed.
Binghamton police and county partners briefed the City Council on May 5 about a New York State grant to expand domestic-violence services and data tracking, and the council discussed creating a lead domestic-violence analyst position funded by the grant.
Police Chief Joe Zakowski said the award comes through the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and was described in the meeting as the "Scribe" grant (meeting participants used both "STRIVE" and "Scribe" when referring to the program). He said the county’s total award is approximately $750,767 and that the city’s share — presented in the meeting as $162,554 —…
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