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City highlights public safety budget drivers: Anchor expansion, possible SROs and emergency management work
Summary
City Manager Sanders and staff briefed council on public safety budget priorities: expanding the Anchor mental-health pilot, considering continuation of the Flock pilot, potential school resource officer staffing changes, an unfilled drug-court officer position, and emergency-management planning and exercises from new coordinator John O'Grady.
City Manager Sanders told the council that public safety remains a principal budget driver and outlined several program and staffing items that will be evaluated as the FY2027 budget is developed.
Sanders said the Anchor pilot, a high-performing mental-health intervention, has been internalized and staff are considering expanding clinician hours and scope; he said an “Anchor 2” update will include a budget request. On the Flock pilot program, Sanders said the pilot ends at the end of the month and the council will have a check-in to decide whether to continue it; he added that any continuation would…
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