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Council reviews state-funded behavioral-health co-responder arrangement with Vera French
Summary
Council discussed a state grant that funds a co-responder mental-health support arrangement; staff clarified the grant funds reimbursements to the city for the officer portion while Vera French provides the mental-health employee, and said the program will expand to seven days a week.
Council members reviewed a state-funded arrangement to provide behavioral-health co-responder support tied to police operations. Staff explained that earlier assumptions about how grant money flowed were corrected after negotiations: Vera French (the service provider) hires the mental-health employee, and the city reimburses provider costs that…
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