TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Jeffrey Yates, Assistant City Manager and Interim Chief Financial Officer
DATE: January 13, 2025
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Discussion and Update of Office of Community Safety Activities
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal I: The City of Fayetteville will be a safe and secure community.
Goal V: The City of Fayetteville will be a financially sound city providing exemplary city Services.
Executive Summary:
The City Council prioritized and funded the establishment of the Office of Community Safety in the FY 2025 operating budget. Staff have been working on building out the activities and priority areas. While not highly visible, these activities are building the foundation for long-term success. There is progress in all four pillars of the OCS. The presentation will provide a brief update on those activities.
Background:
The Office of Community Safety is focused on four specific pillars. The four pillars are mental health response and diversion, violence prevention and interruption, homelessness risk reduction, and youth opportunities.
With the adoption of the FY 2025 operating budget, the City Council appropriated $2.3 million for these activities and work.
Issues/Analysis:
Following is an update of the activities in each of the areas:
Mental Health Response and Diversion
The City Council identified this area as a priority during the budget process. The current effort is focused on prevention, call-diversion, and co-response.
We are working with Cape Fear Valley Health to structure a dedicated response through the Community Paramedic Program. Cape Fear has seen significant success using a healthcare system-based approach to mental health response. As part of the mental health response, Cape Fear Valley Health is working on unique approaches, using delayed-release, anti-psychotic medications delivered throu...
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