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Votes at a glance: Tompkins County Public Safety Committee (March 25, 2025)
Summary
The committee approved minutes and passed two resolutions unanimously: a 2025 budget amendment to fund a law enforcement recruitment campaign (doc ID 13189) and authorization to accept a Justice Assistance Grant and partner with RIT to study the sheriff's care team (doc ID 13186).
The Tompkins County Public Safety Committee recorded several unanimous actions on March 25, 2025. Below are the items the committee formally voted on during the meeting. Where the transcript identified mover and seconder, those names are recorded; where not given, the motion is recorded as presented in the minutes.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Feb. 25, 2025). Motion: approve minutes from the February 25, 2025 Public Safety Committee meeting. Moved by "Mic"; seconded by Lee. Vote: unanimous.
- Budget amendment: contingent fund appropriation for county administration, Community Justice Center — funding for law enforcement recruitment campaign (doc ID 13189). Motion put on the floor; moved by Veronica; seconded by Shawna. Discussion focused on whether the recruitment funding would cover city and county law enforcement; Mona stated the recruitment and retention funding covers both the Tompkins County Sheriff's Department and the City of Ithaca. Vote: unanimous.
- Authorization to accept Justice Assistance Grant funds on behalf of Rochester Institute of Technology to assess the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office scribe alternative response and engagement Care Team (doc ID 13186). Motion moved by Shawna; seconded by Veronica. Sheriff explained the grant funds (from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services) will allow a study in partnership with RIT and will be routed through the county for reimbursement to county IT for services. The committee voted unanimously to authorize acceptance of the grant; a timeframe mentioned for a written report was roughly June (project timeline discussed during the meeting).
Motion text, movers, seconds, and outcomes below mirror the transcript record; dollar amounts for the recruitment appropriation and grant totals were not specified in the committee discussion and are recorded as not specified below.
