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Finance Committee OKs Madison Police acceptance of limited training grants with reporting and city-attorney review
Summary
The Finance Committee unanimously approved a resolution allowing the Madison Police Department to accept training grants (budget-limited, noted as $50,000) with yearly reporting and city-attorney review; the policy excludes grants that would create ongoing positions.
The Madison Finance Committee on Jan. 5, 2026, voted unanimously to authorize the Madison Police Department to accept grants for officer training on an ongoing basis, limiting the acceptance to amounts already budgeted and requiring annual reporting and city-attorney review.
The measure, listed as Legistar 910026, was presented after staff described a missed opportunity last year when detectives were offered out-of-state scholarships to training on violence against women but could not accept the…
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