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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/15/2017 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.M. 41,ALM Spy .,y c V N t + �Fo.ouav`c'Q A °gOrolt CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT DATE: March 15, 2017 Consent SUBJECT: APPROVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COUNSELING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES WITH THE COUNSELING TEAM INTERNATIONAL FOR CRITICAL INCIDENTS FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Department of Human Resources SUMMARY: The City entered into an agreement with The Counseling Team International on October 11, 2016 to provide professional crisis intervention services and aftercare counseling for Police, Fire, and other employees of the city for critical incident care. This agreement continues, however the initial approved amount of $25,000 has been exhausted and an additional amount of $30,000 is requested to continue this critical service. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve an additional amount of $30,000 to provide ongoing professional crisis intervention services and aftercare counseling with The Counseling Team International. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. STAFF ANALYSIS: The agreement with The Counseling Team International provides professional crisis intervention services and aftercare counseling for employees for critical incident intervention. Since entering this agreement on October 11, 2016 this valuable service continues to be utilized by employees in response to aftercare counseling services due to recent critical incidents. The additional amount of $30,000 is required to continue to offer this service to City Employees. ITEM NO. IA City Council Staff Report March 15, 2017 Page 2 The Counseling Team International FISCAL IMPACT While critical incidents and ongoing counseling services are not predictable, $30,000 is requested to cover current ongoing and estimated cost for the remainder of the 2016/2017 FY. Funds are available in the Risk Management fund 540-5903-43880. Perry Madi on, Director Departm t of Human Resources David H. Ready, G"- anager 02