HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-11 Staff Report - BSCC GrantCONSENT ITEM
E-11
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ROCKY WENRICK, CHIEF OF POLICE
DATE: MARCH 20, 2023
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF BSCC GRANT FUNDS
BACKGROUND:
The Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program established in the 2022 Budget Act
(Assembly Bill 178, Chapter 45, Statutes of 2022), provides $50 million for city and county law
enforcement agencies for the purpose of improving officer wellness and expanding mental health
resources. The funding may be used for an officer wellness and mental health program.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve Mayor to accept the funding from BSCC for Officer Wellness and Mental
Health Grant Program for $36,508.30.
ANALYSIS:
The Azusa Police Department, with the support of the City of Azusa, aims to support the efforts
of creating an Officer Wellness Program. The BSCC has awarded all local police departments in
the state of California with funding to launch an Officer Wellness Program. This funding is to be
used to establish or expand officer wellness units, establish or expand peer support units, provide
services by a licensed mental health professional, expand multiagency mutual aid for programs
focused on officer wellness and mental health, or other programs and services that are evidence-
based or have a successful track record of enhancing officer wellness.
Approved
City Council
March 20, 2023
Officer Wellness Grant Program
March 20, 2023
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FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. Upon City Council approval, an
agreement will be executed, and the Azusa Police Department will prepare the required budget
amendment for the program.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Jennifer Wu Rocky Wenrick
Emergency Services Coordinator Chief of Police
Fiscal Review by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Talika M. Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Administrative Services City Manager
Attachments:
1) Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program Award Letter
2) Disbursement List by Agency
Attachment 1
Attachment 2