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☒ Safe & Prosperous |
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☐ Active & Appealing |
☒ Resolution |
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☐ Respected & Responsible |
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☐ Connected & Engaged |
☐ Ordinance - Adoption |
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Administration |
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Memorandum of Understanding: Yuma Regional Mental Health Court
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Authorize the Yuma Police Department to participate in the Yuma Regional Mental Health Court through the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (Police/ Administration) (Thomas Garrity)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This MOU directly supports the City Council’s Safe and Prosperous Strategic Outcome. The agreement enables the City of Yuma to collaborate with judicial, law enforcement, behavioral health and peer support agencies to divert justice involved individuals with serious mental illness into supervised treatment programs, reducing incarceration rates and improving long-term community safety.
REPORT:
The Yuma Regional Mental Health Court is a problem-solving court program that offers justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness an alternative to traditional prosecution and incarceration. Participants are closely supervised by a multidisciplinary team and receive access to treatment, rehabilitation and community resources.
The MOU outlines the roles and responsibilities of participating agencies, including the Yuma Police Department, which will assign trained officers to coordinate with the Mental Health Court Team and serve as a liaison between law enforcement and the Court. By authorizing the MOU, the City of Yuma commits to supporting the court’s objectives of public safety, reduced recidivism, and improved mental health outcomes through integrated, evidence-based approaches.
The agreement involves no fiscal payment and includes clear provisions for confidentiality, legal compliance and mutual indemnification among participating entities. The City of Yuma’s involvement also enhances the department’s capacity to identify, refer and assist individuals experiencing behavioral health crisis in the criminal justice system.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
BUDGETED: |
$ 0.00 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00 |
FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
TOTAL $ 0.00
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☒ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
Date: |
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John D. Simonton |
05/27/2025 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
Date: |
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Richard W. Files |
05/26/2025 |