Mayor's budget: public safety
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed operating budget, which The Sun reported today would increase spending by 1 percent, includes level funding for police and public safety, and allows the city to follow through with a plan to fill police vacancies, fund crime cameras, and fund youth violence prevention programs, officials say.
Here's the breakdown, based on budget documents:
Police Department
What they get: $355,847,340
What they wanted: $363,374,155
What they got last year: $352,998,347
Notes: The patrol division will see a decrease from $179 million to $176.9 million, while criminal investigations sees a bump from $34.9 million to $37 million (more than the agency sought) and homeland security/intelligence jumps from $12.3 million to $13.1 million. Internal affairs and the 911 center see a modest increase, while the marine unit is slashed from $2.6 million to $1 million and police recruiting and the crime lab are reduced.
State's Attorney's Office
What they get: $31,191,930
What they wanted: $32,808,841
What they got last year: $32,003,288
Notes: Victim and Witness services are increased from $998,897 to $1.16 million, and the administration budget is cut from $3.4 million to $3 million. "Prosecution of criminals" goes up from $22.7 million to $27 million. Pretrial services spending, budgeted at $3.5 million, is slashed entirely, with no reason given in supporting documents.
Fire Department
What they get: $165,689,862
What they wanted: $168,171,491
What they got last year: $163,208,352
Notes: Every area of the fire department budget appears to increase slightly, "for current service levels to be maintained." The Sun's City Hall reporter Julie Scharper says three fire houses would be closed each day, up from the current two closed each day.
Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice
What they get: $12,521,194
What they wanted: $12,385,487
What they got last year: $12,347,358
Notes: Funding is increased to generate additional grant support for public safety initiatives.
Categories: City Hall, Courts and the justice system, Top brass




Comments
The Marine Units budget was $40,000. last year where are they comining up with the 2.6 milion ? somethings wrong
Posted by: suprised | March 30, 2011 10:14 PM