Legislation Details

File #: 26-1219    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/14/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/27/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $65,000 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for operational funding for the Metro Boston Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Final Application Documents, 2. Statement of Work
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $65,000 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for operational funding for the Metro Boston Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $65,000 from Mass 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 the operational funding for the Metro Boston Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center.

 

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