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State Rep. Dylan Weguella Defends Vote Against Police-Funding Shift in Inkster; Mayor Criticizes Decision
Summary
State Rep. Dylan Weguella visited Inkster City Council on June 2 to explain why he voted against two House bills that would reallocate general-fund dollars into local police budgets; Mayor Nolan sharply challenged the decision, saying the bills would deliver funds to Inkster.
State Representative Dylan Weguella visited the Inkster City Council on June 2 to explain his vote against two House bills he described as the Public Safety Trust Fund (identified in his remarks as House Bill 4260 and 4261). Weguella said the bills move existing state general-fund dollars rather than create new money and raise "opportunity-cost" questions about cuts to health, human services and education.
Weguella, who said his office prepared a pie chart showing district distributions, told the council that of a roughly $115 million pot, about $40 million would go to county police budgets and a $75 million sub-allocation would be distributed with roughly 96% to local police budgets, 2% to crime-violence intervention grants and 2% to a…
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