City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1751

• File #: 23-1751
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/20/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/21/2023
• Final action: 12/21/2023
• Enactment date: 12/14/2023
• Enactment #: 216393
• Title: 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.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Police
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
12/14/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
12/12/2023	1	Finance	Recommended to be approved
11/21/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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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.

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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