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Public safety committee adopts OVP recommendations for unexpended Prop S crime-prevention funds; Resolution 51 moves forward
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved the Office of Violence Prevention's recommendations for allocating unexpended Prop S crime-prevention funds (Exhibit A) and forwarded Resolution 51 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Several community groups testified and one late amendment to reallocate funds failed.
The St. Louis City Public Safety Committee on Thursday adopted the Office of Violence Prevention's recommendations for distributing unexpended funds from the Prop S crime-prevention program and forwarded Resolution 51 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation.
The committee voted to use the Office of Violence Prevention's (OVP) recommended allocations as Exhibit A for Resolution 51. A roll call recorded six aye votes for adopting the OVP recommendations; the clerk later recorded that Resolution 51 was passed out of committee with a due-pass recommendation.
Why it matters: the allocations provide summer and year-round program funding for local nonprofits that deliver violence-prevention, youth enrichment and community-support services. Committee members and applicants stressed the need to get awards processed quickly so programs can operate during the summer.
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