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Rapid City Council renews co-responder agreement with JourneyOn for $360,000
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The Rapid City Council unanimously approved renewal of a co-responder agreement with JourneyOn Inc. for $360,000 in the city’s 2025 budget to provide collaborative crisis response services.
The Rapid City Council on Tuesday approved renewal of a co-responder agreement with JourneyOn Inc. to provide collaborative support for people in crisis, using the already budgeted 2025 amount of $360,000.
The move recognizes a partnership between city public safety staff and JourneyOn, a local provider that works with people in crisis. Councilor Seacrest moved to approve the renewal and Councilor Lehman seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Councilor Seacrest thanked JourneyOn representatives in the council chamber and gave them an opportunity to address the council. “I just wanted to acknowledge JourneyOn as well, having representatives in the crowd today, for the work that you're doing and the service you're providing the community. It's really important work,” Seacrest said.
Councilor Stroman also praised the program and noted the long-standing role of the agreement. “I just wanted to highlight the great work that JourneyOn does,” Stroman said, adding that Councilor Lehman had been instrumental in starting the program several years ago.
The council vote approved the agreement as described in the city’s 2025 budget. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council moved on after recording the unanimous vote; no additional fiscal details or contractual terms were presented to the council at the hearing.
