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File #: 26-0301    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Referred for Recommendation
File created: 2/27/2026 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 3/12/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $47,580 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for overtime and backfill for Crisis Intervention Training certification and recertification.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Somerville FY26 PDSOMERV, 2. Somerville_TrainingBackfillReimbursementApplication_Submitted12.05.25

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $47,580 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for overtime and backfill for Crisis Intervention Training certification and recertification.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $47,580.00 from the Massachusetts 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 pay for overtime/backfill for Crisis Intervention Training Certification/Recertification.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor