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DPA warns 15% cut could delay investigations and impair oversight
Summary
The Department of Police Accountability told the commission its lean 41-person staff would struggle to absorb a mayoral 15% budget cut (about $1 million), which DPA leaders said could lengthen investigations, hinder policy work and risk missing charter deadlines.
The Department of Police Accountability warned Wednesday that an across-the-board request to identify 15% in ongoing general-fund reductions could significantly curtail its investigative capacity and delay case resolutions.
Nicole Armstrong, presenting DPA's FY2026-27 budget, said the agency's proposed flat budget is $10.3 million for 2025-26 and $10.7 million for 2026-27, and that the office employs 41 staff. "Having any kind of cuts with our budget will delay our case resolutions," Armstrong said, adding that the DPA has limited…
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