Agenda Summary
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $35,000 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for overtime/backfill to support officers and supervisors in obtaining/maintaining Crisis Intervention Team Training certification.
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To the Honorable City Council:
The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $35,000 from Mass Department of Mental Health to the 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 to support officers and supervisors in obtaining/maintaining Crisis Intervention Team Training certification.
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