SomervilleMeetings

23-1751 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $298,280 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for the Crisis Intervention Team Training and Technical Assistance Center (CITT-TAC) jail diversion program.

Introduced
Nov 20, 2023
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
216393
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History

  1. Dec 21, 2023
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 14, 2023
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.D.9.
  3. Dec 12, 2023
    Finance Recommended to be approved Meeting agenda, item 12.
  4. Nov 21, 2023
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 10.10.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $ 298,280.00 from DMH-CITT 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 pay for the renewal of the current CITT Jail Diversion Program grant, which covers three full time COHR positions, yearly training, vendor costs and supplies for the COHR Department. 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