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Committee advances funding for embedded mental health clinician at police department
Summary
The Administrative Services Committee authorized the annual transfer of funds to pay Helio Health’s embedded mental health clinician at the police department.
The Administrative Services Committee approved a routine authorization to advance funds to the police department’s contracted-services account to pay for an embedded mental health clinician provided by Helio Health.
The clerk noted the police chief had circulated an email describing the arrangement and that the council votes on this authorization annually. Committee members moved and seconded the item and recorded affirmative votes to authorize the fund advance. No further operational details were discussed on the record; the police chief was not present at the meeting.
The committee did not discuss clinician caseload, hours, or measurable outcomes in its recorded remarks.
