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Brockton council committee approves $352,620 public-safety grant for police overtime
Summary
The committee voted to accept $352,620 in Municipal Public Safety Grant funds for the Brockton Police Department to cover overtime and maintain minimum staffing; the award is about 20% larger than last year and requires no local match.
Brockton City Council Committee members voted to accept and expend $352,620 in Municipal Public Safety Grant funds for the Brockton Police Department on a motion that passed by hand vote.
Genia Lopes, grant writer for the Brockton Police Department, told the committee the grant “allows us to cover overtime to maintain minimum staffing levels for the police department.” She said the department received roughly a 20% increase in this year’s award and that the grant carries no local matching requirement.
Councilor Anthony Nicastro asked about last year’s award amount; Lopes said the FY25 award was $293,850 and confirmed the FY26 award is $352,620. No other changes to the department budget were proposed in this item.
The committee took a single favorable voice/hand vote to forward the acceptance and expenditure to the full council (motion second not specified in the transcript).
