P.O. Box 3369
Anaheim, CA 92803-
3369
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE: DECEMBER 20, 2022
FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: FY 2022 LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELLNESS ACT (LEMHWA) IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECTS GRANT
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 28
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Resolution, ratify the submission of the grant application and authorize the City Manager and Chief of Police, or their designees, to accept a grant award on behalf of the City of Anaheim from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to participate in the FY 2022 Community Policing Development (CPD) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects Grant; and authorize the City Manager and Chief of Police, or their designees, to execute all grant agreements and other required documents, and take any actions necessary to implement such grant agreements and other required documents; and increase the Police Department’s FY 2022/23 revenue and expenditure appropriations by $175,000.
DISCUSSION:
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has approved the City’s application for funding under the FY 2022 Community Policing Development (CPD) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects Grant in the amount of $175,000. This grant provides funding to provide additional training to members of the Anaheim Police Department Peer Support Team and support an onsite mental health clinician to provide mental health services for department employees and the Peer Support Team at the main station and the department’s four substations. The mental health clinician will also respond to or assist on any critical incident or crisis which occurs while present at any of the department’s locations and provide training and education to the department on mental health concerns on a quarterly basis. Some of the topics that will be covered are mental health awareness, suicide awareness, and mental and emotional well-being.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
FY 2022/23 revenue and expenditure appropriations will be increased by $175,000 in the Police Department’s Restricted Law Enforcement Grant Fund. There is no local match requirement.
Grant Award for the FY 2022 Community Policing Development (CPD) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Projects Grant
December 20, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
Jorge Cisneros
Chief of Police
Attachment:
1. Resolution