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Council approves budget amendment to cover Cortico mental-health app and medical services
Summary
Council approved a budget amendment moving funds to medical professional services after staff explained the Cortico mental-health app purchase and unbudgeted medical physical reimbursements. The vote was unanimous.
The council on Aug. 4 approved a budget amendment to move funds into a medical-professional-services line to cover an implementation of the Cortico mental-health app and additional medical-physical costs for new hires. Chief Kelly explained the city charged the Cortico app to the medical line this year though the purchase had not been budgeted for 2025; staff had originally expected reimbursement from workers27 compensation (WSI) to cover the costs but were informed reimbursements could not be returned to that line item.
Staff said they were approximately $20 over the medical line at the time of the amendment and requested internal transfers to ensure the department had sufficient funds for the remainder of the year. Councilors asked clarifying questions about whether Cortico had been budgeted for 2025 and 2026; staff said it was cut from the proposed 2026 budget but that a grant application to support the app was in process.
The amendment passed unanimously. Staff will track reimbursements and any grant funding and report back to council if the budget picture changes.
