DATE: August 15, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $113,797.39 in Awarded Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Funding From the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $113,737.39 in grant funding from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant.
SUMMARY
The State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has awarded eligible law enforcement agencies, within the state of California, grant funding via the Officer Wellness and Mental Health grant. The total allocation for eligible law enforcement agencies was around $50 million, of which the Hayward Police Department was awarded $113,737.39. These funds require no local match and will be used to establish an officer wellness program for the police department.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program was established in the State of California’s 2022 Budget Act (Assembly Bill 178, Chapter 45, Statutes of 2022), and provides $50 million for city and county law enforcement agencies for the purpose of improving officer wellness and expanding mental health sources. The funding may be used for any of the following purposes:
Establishing or expanding officer wellness units;
Establishing or expanding peer support units;
Services provided by a licensed mental health professional, counselor, or other professional that works with law enforcement; Expanding multiagency mutual aid programs focused on officer wellness and mental health; and Other programs and services that are evidence-based or have a successful track record of enhancing officer wellness.
Of the $50 million total allocation, the Hayward Police Department (HPD) was awarded $113,737.39. These funds require no local match and will be used to establish an officer wellness program at the police department that focuses on the eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual.
The award funds were distributed as a lump sum to each agency and the Hayward Police Department has until December 1, 2025 to use the funding in its entirety. Any funding left unspent after the December 1, 2025 deadline must be returned to BSCC by December 31, 2025.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item is a routine operational item and does not relate to any of the priorities outlined in the Council’s Strategic Roadmap.
FISCAL IMPACT
While there is no direct impact on the City’s General Fund, the Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant will have positive impacts on the expanded health and wellness services the City of Hayward can provide.
NEXT STEPS
With Council approval, staff will appropriate the $113,737.39 Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant funds to the Hayward Police Department’s budget for the purpose of establishing an officer wellness program.
Prepared by: Laura Gomez, Senior Management Analyst
Recommended by: Bryan Matthews, Acting Chief of Police Approved by:
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Kelly McAdoo, City Manager