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File #: 212183    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 5/26/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/8/2021 Final action: 7/8/2021
Enactment date: 7/8/2021 Enactment #: 212183
Title: Requesting acceptance of a $37,315 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for the Jail Diversion Program.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. FY22 DMH JDP contract

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Requesting acceptance of a $37,315 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for the Jail Diversion Program.

 

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To the Honorable Board:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable Board accept a grant of $37,315.00 from DMH 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 the Police Department's Jail Diversion Program.

 

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

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor