What: public safety funding, staffing and oversight, including a possible public safety sales tax, police hiring grants, EMS billing and emergency planning.
Where it stands: August agendas include a Public Safety Sales Tax briefing, the Tacoma Public Safety Partnership, a $4,644,082 state grant to hire patrol officers (Resolution 42000), the Police Advisory Committee annual report, the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan update and the automated enforcement communications plan. Outcomes were not recorded.
Next: Confirm outcomes from the minutes.
Details
Built from the City's posted agendas; minutes and video of these meetings were not available, so votes and discussion are not recorded.
RES42000: accept a $4,644,082 Criminal Justice Training Commission grant plus $507,588 City match (total $5,151,670) to support hiring 12 police patrol officers, three support staff and one contracted psychologist
RES42035: accept a Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission grant of $5,090,974 (contingent on the Police Department being selected in the second round under ESHB 2015) for technology, vehicles, equipment and training, through June 30, 2027