Title:
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911 Alternative Response Model - Office of Community Response
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File ID: 2020-00794
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
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Pass a Motion directing the City Manager to: 1) develop alternative response models for 911 calls that do not require a sworn police officer and are not related to a Fire Department or Emergency Medical Service (EMS) response, which proposals may include the creation of a new city division with required staffing and/or the ability to contract out specific referrals to qualified community-based organizations; and 2) prioritize an initial assessment of these types of calls and bring back to City Council for review within 45 days and again at regular intervals over the next two years to inform and effective transition.
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Contact: Kelly Fong Rivas, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-5300, Office of Mayor Darrell Steinberg
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Presenter: Mayor Darrell Steinberg, (916) 808-5300, Office of Mayor Darrell Steinberg
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City's traditional emergency services--including police, fire, and EMT services--are not equipped to resolve the types of crises that are discussed in this memo. The inability of traditional emergency services to resolve crisis situations, particularly in cases of mental health crisis and intimate partner violence, has created a revolving door between the streets, the jails, and the emergency rooms in cities across the country. As it stands now, police are only equipped with temporary and generally ineffective measures to respond to crisis situations.
The City of Sacramento currently dispatches only traditional emergency services including Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services to 911 calls. However, these responders often are not adequately equipped, authorized or trained to resolve certain emergencies or crisis situations such as behavioral health...
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