MEMORANDUM
TO: Public Safety Committee FROM: Public Safety and Services Oversight Commission
(SSOC)
SUBJECT: Statement from the SSOC on the
DVP Grant Agreements Agenda
Report
DATE: 8-30-23
INFORMATION
The statement below is from the SSOC – in response to the DVP Grant Agreements Agenda report before you tonight.
“The SSOC stands unanimously opposed to any funding being cut to community based programs providing critical violence prevention, victim support and community safety services at a time when Oakland is experiencing a surge in crime. The SSOC does not endorse any spending plan proposed by the DVP that decreases funding to the community based organizations, and instead urges the DVP to keep contracts funded at current levels through the end of this fiscal year. All efforts should be made to secure additional funding for next year.”
Respectfully submitted,
Tonya Gilmore, Asst. to the City Administrator,
Staff-Safety and Services Oversight Commission
For questions, please contact Tonya Gilmore, [email protected] or 510-238-7587.
DISTRIBUTION DATE: 8-31-23