The City of Kenosha Police Department and the Kenosha Sheriffâs Department are poised to split 60/40, respectively, the $1 million promised by former President Donald Trump to help cover costs associated with the civil unrest following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer on Aug. 23.
âThe city decided what proportion we got of the $1 million,â Sheriff David Beth told members of the countyâs Judiciary and Law Committee on Wednesday. âAfter some debate of exactly who gets what, the city decided that they get 60 percent and we get 40 percent.â
The 60/40 split of this federal Solicited Law Enforcement grant is consistent with how the KPD and KSD split federal Justice Assistant Grant funds.