Franklin County approves Marcus Alert co‑response model with Piedmont Community Services
Summary
The Board approved a Marcus Alert arrangement to divert behavioral‑health emergency calls to regional crisis resources, including a co‑response team model where Piedmont Community Services will provide a clinician to ride with a Sheriff's deputy; PCS committed $94,000 per year to fund the co‑response deputy through its webgrant funding stream.
Franklin County authorized implementation steps for Virginia's Marcus Alert system and approved a co‑response model with Piedmont Community Services.
Piedmont Community Services and Sheriff's Office staff described the law's requirements and presented a proposed arrangement: PCS would provide a full‑time clinician to serve in a ride‑along co‑response capacity with a Sheriff's deputy during core daytime hours (stated roughly as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday–Friday), with PCS disbursing $94,000 per fiscal year to fund the county deputy through its webgrant allocation; PCS also will supply a Marcus Alert CIT Coordinator and clinic staffing and contribute training materials. County responsibilities noted in staff materials include office space, radio communications for the clinician, a vehicle assignment, and maintaining the voluntary Marcus database and telecommunications training costs. The Board voted to approve the Marcus Alert implementation approach (Resolution #04-07-2026).
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