Committee of the Whole; January 15, 2026

Baltimore City Council (Committee of the Whole) · January 16, 2026

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Opening remarks and witnesses introduced

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Council president opened the hearing, thanked council colleagues and administration, and introduced witnesses who would testify, including Director Sarah Whaley (Mayor's Office of Overdose Response), Krista Taylor (Behavioral Health System Baltimore), Dr. Melissa Buckley (Coppin State University), Tahir Duckett (Georgetown Center for Innovations in Community Safety), Chief Patrice Andrews (Durham Police Department) and Andrew Dammerin (director of Denver 911).

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Council hearing to examine civilian alternative and clinician crisis-response models after recent fatal encounters; administration asked to deliver a 3-week cost analysis to build a best-in-class mobile crisis/alternative response tied to 911/988 diversion.

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