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Council approves $741,882 appropriation for regional crisis-intervention center
Summary
Radford City Council approved appropriation ordinance 1815.33 to accept $741,882 in state and grant funding for a New River Valley crisis intervention team access center; the city incurs no financial obligation, and council dispensed with a second reading after a 4–0 affirmative voice vote.
Radford City Council voted to approve appropriation ordinance 1815.33, accepting $741,882 in state and grant funds to support a New River Valley crisis intervention team access center.
City staff said the program is fully funded through the Commonwealth of Virginia and other grants and that the city of Radford incurs no ongoing financial obligation. Mayor and council members supported moving the ordinance forward and, after a motion and second, recorded four affirmative votes and dispensed with a second reading.
The appropriation will allow the Radford Sheriff’s Office and New River Valley Community Services to establish a crisis-intervention access point intended to assist people experiencing mental-health crises across the region. City staff did not report additional local operating costs tied to this appropriation during the meeting. Council indicated the item would move forward as presented.
