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Police report cites rise in mental-health callouts; USDA grant to fund security upgrades
Summary
Police Chief Stigall reported an "alarming rise in mental health callouts" for August and said staff helped secure a $25,000 USDA grant to fund a citywide security-system overhaul. The department is preparing for the Labor Day holiday.
Police Chief Stigall reported to the council that the department is preparing for Labor Day and that there has been "an alarming rise in mental health callouts for the month of August." He credited Police Secretary Eva Kanick and Clerk/Treasurer David Johnson for helping to procure a USDA grant of $25,000 to be used for a systemwide security-system overhaul.
Chief Stigall did not enumerate operational details of how the security funds will be allocated beyond the stated purpose. The rise in mental-health-related calls was raised as an operational trend; the transcript records no additional briefing, quantification, or remedy specified at the meeting. The council took no formal vote on deployment of the USDA funds during this session.
