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Committee considers ordinance to accept $480,150.72 state grant for violent-crime response; no vote recorded
Summary
Chair Brandon Toole introduced Ordinance 25-134 to appropriate $480,150.72 from the State of Delaware to the New Castle County Department of Public Safety for overtime patrols, training and equipment; the committee did not record a formal vote on the ordinance during the meeting.
Chair Brandon Toole introduced Ordinance 25-134, which would amend the county’s grants budget to appropriate $480,150.72 from the State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security for FY26 funds to combat violent crimes.
Toole said the funding would be used by the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Police for overtime patrols in high-crime areas, specialized training and the purchase of essential police equipment. A member of the public asked whether statistics or program outcomes were available and suggested the committee receive an update at a later meeting; Toole and other members noted an appendix to the ordinance was available.
The transcript records discussion and a public question but does not show a formal committee vote on the ordinance during the session. Committee members did not ask the administration to present additional program data at this meeting, though a public commenter requested an update at a future meeting.
