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Council to draft legislation to increase CIT co-responder pay, funded from opioid settlement
Summary
Council approved drafting legislation and a resolution to increase pay/bonuses for two CIT co-responders supplied by South Community through TCSU, estimating up to a 10% increase (city share) funded from opioid settlement money and raising the three-year allocation from $40,000 to $50,000.
Staff briefed the committee on a multi-city Critical Incident Team (CIT) co-responder program run with South Community and coordinated through TCSU. Two co-responders are shared among participating cities to assist police and fire on mental-health and overdose calls, and staff said the program "is working beautifully."
Because other agencies are recruiting the trained co-responders, South Community proposed certified-based raises and bonuses to retain staff. Staff estimated the city’s share could increase by about 10% over the three-year contract term and recommended using opioid settlement funds that had been earmarked for related programs.
"We think 10% is safe for now," staff said; another council member proposed increasing the three-year allocation from the original $40,000 to $50,000 to provide additional buffer through mid-2028. Martina (staff) said she would draft mirror legislation of prior resolutions with the additional amount included.
Council voted to have legislation prepared to allow the city manager to enter the agreement with TCSU and to prepare the corresponding funding resolution; roll calls recorded unanimous 'Yes' votes from council members.
What happens next: staff will draft legislation and a resolution updating the three-year allocation to $50,000 (from the originally estimated $40,000) and will present the language for council consideration.
