# BoA Public Safety Committee 10/20/2026

The Board of Alders Public Safety Committee met on October 20, 2026, and approved three grant-related items. The committee supported applying for and accepting up to $250,000 from the Department of Justice COPS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness program, with no city match required. The funding would continue the embedded police-department clinician and support expanding services to civilian personnel. The committee also approved an application for up to $614,993 through the FY26 DOJ COPS School Violence Prevention Program for school security improvements, including camera-server upgrades, additional exterior cameras, and badge-based access controls. The city said the required server replacement is already planned through the Board of Education’s capital budget; no exact match amount was provided.

For the FY26 FEMA Port Security Grant, the Fire Department reported that the city received funding for port camera maintenance and upgrades, but was not awarded funding for a replacement marine vessel. The committee approved the item with grant figures to be supplied and the order updated. The camera work uses an annual general-fund allocation and staff time as match; the city plans to pursue other funding sources for the vessel. The committee expressed support for the grant items, and all approval votes recorded in the transcript were affirmative.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [BoA Public Safety Committee 10/20/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vX4I3wbtUY) - Board of Alders