Public Safety – Safer Communities Fund and Task Force – Establishment
Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Safer Communities Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grant assistance to local governments to promote robust and holistic investments in noncarceral safety; and establishing the Safer Communities Task Force to promote noncarceral strategies for safety.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableUNF 8Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kovar, Peter | City of Takoma Park | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Stafford, Macky | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |