Get email alerts on the Police Funding topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council hears UPD staffing changes and $1.8M technology grant report
Summary
Council Member Linda McCalmon reported UPD approved its 2026–27 budget, established an Assistant Chief position and named Chief Justin Hoyle, and announced a $1.8 million technology grant from Rep. Burgess Owens’ office, effective Oct. 1.
During council reports on July 15, Council Member Linda McCalmon reviewed recent UPD developments, including budget approval, a new Assistant Chief role, and a major technology grant.
McCalmon said UPD had approved its 2026–2027 fiscal year budget and described the department’s plan to add an Assistant Chief position to oversee operations. She reported that "UPD was awarded a $1.8 million technology grant from Rep. Burgess Owens’ office, which will significantly improve departmental operations beginning October 1." The Council discussed the new position and the grant’s anticipated operational benefits.
The Council did not take further action at the meeting on UPD personnel or grant administration; McCalmon said she would update the Council as the grant’s implementation details and timelines are finalized.
AI generated
The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.
AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.
Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.
