Committee backs accepting DOJ grant to embed victim‑services specialist in MPD investigative services
The committee approved amending the police operating budget to accept, if awarded, a three‑year DOJ Office for Victims of Crime grant to fund a crime response specialist embedded in investigative services; staff said the grant would cover salary/benefits, equipment, and victim support services at no initial cost to the city's operating budget.
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Legistar 94484 would amend the police operating budget to authorize acceptance, if awarded, of a US DOJ Office for Victims of Crime three‑year grant to fund an embedded crime response specialist in investigative services. Captain Diane Nonigle described the proposal as new, intended to speed victim response and coordinate with the Dane County DA’s victim‑witness unit.
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