Office of Public Safety Support 2027 Budget
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: the proposed 2027 budget for the Office of Public Safety Support, which runs the Real Time Crime Center, grounds patrol, crime center IT and the citywide radio shop.
- Where it stands: $5.559 million proposed against $7.921 million in 2026, a cut of about $2.36 million. It eliminates nine general-fund grounds patrol positions and $1.8 million of contract private security at City Hall, the VA campus, Juvenile Court (no front-door screening) and Armstrong Park, and adds five public safety cameras per council district.
- Open questions: dispatch consoles reach end of life in 2030 and need grant funding; the center's possible role in the police drone program was discussed only preliminarily.
- Key people: Ross Bultwal, Matthew Willard.
Sources
Discussion time
About 15 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings | 15 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation and questions: personnel and operating cuts, elimination of contract security, camera and data costs, equipment end of life, and drone program role.