$7,000.00 allocated to Tomahawk Police Department
For the Tomahawk Leader
WISCONSIN – Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday, March 15 announced a more than $50 million investment in “community safety,” including funding for local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
According to a release from Evers’ office, the nearly $19 million law enforcement program will provide an allocation to every local and tribal law enforcement agency in Wisconsin, “enabling agencies to address the unique needs facing their communities, including training, recruitment bonuses, community policing needs, and technology investments.”
“The determination of an agency’s amount is a formula based on the population served and includes a violent crime add-on for locations where violent crime exceeds the statewide average,” the release stated. “Local and tribal law enforcement agencies will receive no less than $7,000, regardless of the population served. Additionally, $1 million will be provided to the Wisconsin Technical College System in an effort to support part-time police academy programs in Wisconsin.”
The Tomahawk Police Department is slated to receive $7,000.00, according to data from the governor’s office. $20,214.00 is earmarked for the Merrill Police Department, while the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office will receive $56,468.59.
“Whether it’s training, recruitment bonuses, community policing needs, or technology, these funds will help our local and tribal law enforcement agencies address their community’s specific public safety needs,” Evers stated in the release. “At the end of the day, folks, from investing in mental health support and diversion to getting folks a fair and speedy trial, to bolstering re-entry programming, we’re going to follow the science and use evidence-based, data-driven strategies to build a safer, fairer Wisconsin for everyone.”
Along with the funds allocated to law enforcement agencies, nearly $20 million will be provided to Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee for criminal justice system initiatives and community safety projects, and more than $16 million will go toward reducing the pandemic-related backlog of criminal cases statewide, according to the release.
Local Data
Agency Funds allocated
Tomahawk Police Department $7,000.00
Merrill Police Department $20,214.00
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office $56,468.59
Antigo Police Department $22,152.58
Eagle River Police Department $7,000.00
Langlade County Sheriff’s Office $27,369.13
Minocqua Police Department $11,638.26
Oneida County Sheriff’s Office $47,360.73
Park Falls Police Department $7,000.00
Phillips Police Department $7,000.00
Price County Sheriff’s Office $22,710.35
Rhinelander Police Department $21,387.16
Three Lakes Police Department $7,000.00
Vilas County Sheriff’s Office $46,823.28
Woodruff Police Department $7,000.00
Data courtesy of Governor Tony Evers’ office.