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Council accepts MHMR donation, grant to equip officers with field iPads and mental‑health link
Summary
San Angelo accepted an MHMR donation and a state crisis intervention grant that will provide 28–33 field iPads and remote access to mental‑health staff to connect residents in crisis with wraparound services.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution accepting donated equipment from MHMR and acknowledged a state crisis intervention grant that will supply the San Angelo Police Department with field iPads and associated services.
Chief Griffith (first name not specified in transcript) described the donation and partnership with West Texas Guys in Counseling and MHMR, saying the equipment will let officers “deploy those in real time and help people that maybe are falling in between the direct crisis” by connecting them with MHMR staff, the diversion center, or other services. Assistant Chief Craig Thomason said the application was submitted last February and they received notice in mid‑December; he explained the grant is a state crisis intervention grant through the Office of the Governor and uses federal funding authorized under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Chief Griffith said the project will supply between 28 and 33 iPads depending on pricing and that the devices will enable officers to route people into community crisis services without arrest or hospitalization where appropriate. He thanked West Texas Guys in Counseling and MHMR and asked the council to give them “a hand.”
Councilmember Karen moved the item for approval; Lucy seconded. The council voted 7-0 to approve the donation and accept the grant.
The council did not discuss an implementation timeline at length; staff identified Craig Thomason and the police department as the points of contact for deployment and maintenance of the devices.
Action: Council approved item K — acceptance of donation and grant — by a 7-0 vote.
