SomervilleMeetings

25-0281 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $335,635 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for the Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center.

From
Police
Introduced
Feb 18, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
218532
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History

  1. Mar 20, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Mar 13, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.B.8.
  3. Mar 11, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 5.
  4. Feb 27, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.6.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $335,635.00 from the Department of Mental Health to the Somerville Police Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to staff and run the Metro-Boston Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center, offer Crisis Intervention training, certification, and development in the Metro Boston Region, and offer Mental Health First Aid training. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor