Sec. 127-6. - Funding for community crisis response.
A.
Funding for the division of community crisis response and the community crisis response advisory board shall be appropriated on an annual basis in an amount sufficient to pay for the expenses necessary for the effective operations of the division and the advisory board. In making funding and staffing decisions under sections 127-1 through 127-8, such decisions shall not be used as a basis for reducing funding for the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Health, nor as a basis to reduce the number or compensation of existing employees of these departments.
B.
The division shall seek any appropriate local, state, and federal funds designated for alternative crisis response initiatives or related services, including but not limited to mental health, substance use, and homelessness interventions.
C.
The division may receive donations and bequests, of money or property, in trust or otherwise, for division of community crisis response purposes. The City Treasurer shall be the custodian of all such funds and shall maintain them in a separate account for the sole purpose of allocating funds to the division.
D.
For fiscal year 2027, the appropriation for the division for community crisis response shall be a base of $5,000,000. For fiscal year 2028 and subsequent years, the division for community crisis response appropriation shall be the prior year's fiscal year base appropriation adjusted for an inflation factor plus a service usage factor not to exceed ten (10) percent of the previous fiscal year total appropriation where:
1.
Inflation factor is defined as the annualized change in the Consumer Price Index for the prior calendar year ending December 31.
2.
The service usage factor is equal to or less than ten percent of the previous fiscal year appropriation.
E.
For fiscal year 2031, the base appropriation shall be no less than a minimum of $12,000,000. For fiscal year 2032 and subsequent years, the division for community crisis response appropriation shall be the prior year's fiscal year base appropriation adjusted for an inflation factor plus a service usage factor not to exceed five (5) percent of the previous fiscal year total appropriation where:
1.
Inflation factor is defined as the annualized change in the Consumer Price Index for the prior calendar year ending December 31.
2.
The service usage factor is equal to or less than five percent of the previous fiscal year appropriation.
F.
The service usage factor shall be based on the service usage data from the most recent 12-month period available, and shall be determined by the community crisis response advisory board.
G.
The minimum appropriation amount shall be adjusted annually for inflation and shall only be reduced if financial circumstances dictate an overall reduction to the City's budget, in the event of which, the annual appropriation for the division and the advisory board shall not be reduced in an amount disproportionate to the average percentage decrease in appropriations to other City departments. The Mayor shall set forth the basis for any reduction in writing to the division and the advisory board at the time of submission or adoption, as applicable, of any budget or budget modification.
(Ord. No. 0649-2026, ยง 1, 3-2-2026)