The City of Madison will officially receive reimbursement from the state for security costs the city put forward during the State Capitol protests earlier this year.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration submitted a request on Oct. 14 for $712,833 on behalf of the city of Madison, which the Legistlature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved Thursday.
Mayor Paul Soglin said he is pleased the committee approved the funds.
“This reimbursement recognizes the valuable contribution made by
Madison police officers and firefighters,” Soglin said in a statement. “This is good news for Madisonians.”
The committee had 14 days to object to the requested fund. That time expired Wednesday without objection.
The amount allotted to the city of Madison was a portion of the $7.4 million the committee approved in August to reimburse most of the communities that also provided security services during the protest.
Originally, the city was supposed to receive $740,000 in reimbursement.
However, the Department of Administration reduced the amount to $712,000 on Oct. 16.
DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch said in a memo to the JFC the administration considered several reimbursement requests invalid because they were not “direct” costs.
