Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 01-21-2025
Title:
title
Presentation updating the Council on the status of the Police and Fire crisis prevention and mitigation program
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Background:
In June of 2024, the Police and Fire Department staff recommended to the City Council a pilot program to contract with Family and Children Services and Grand Mental Health to provide crisis prevention and mitigation services for the Broken Arrow community. City Council approved this program at their June 17, 2024, meeting. The program was implemented in the late summer of 2024 and has been active since then. Dozens of community members in crisis have been helped by the initiative. Staff is prepared to share statistics and success stories and recommend continuing the program.
Cost: $0
Funding Source: Opioid Settlement Fund, Fund 349
Requested By: Jeremy Moore, Fire Chief and Lance Arnold, Chief of Police
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Crisis Prevention and Mitigation Update
Recommendation:
recommend
No action needed
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