Agenda Item 2a_Re-Imagining Public Safety — original pdf

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Reimagining Public Safety Key Changes in the FY 2020-21 Proposed Budget $11.3 million reduction to the Austin Police Department’s Forecast Budget • Eliminated 100 vacant police officer positions from the forecast budget for a total reduction of $9.2 million Delayed the July 2020 cadet class resulting in an estimated $1.5 million reduction Delayed scheduled replacement of duty weapons resulting in a $400,000 reduction • • • Transferred Austin Center for Events staff to the Development Services Department for a reduction of $200,000 Reallocation of $11.3 million to fund alternative public safety strategies and public health services • $3.0 million to enhance the work of the Office of Police Oversight and the Equity Office, rewrite the Austin Police Department’s General Orders, and conduct and implement audits • $2.7 million to improve mental health first response by expanding the Integral Care-EMCOT contract for clinical staff and telehealth services, increasing community outreach to underserved communities, and adding 7 new positions to the Community Health Paramedic program • $2.3 million reallocation within the Austin Police Department budget to replace the department’s 15-year old records management system, which will allow for more-efficient records keeping • $1.1 million to increase the capacity of mental health services, family violence programs, and immigrant legal services provided by Austin Public Health • $1.0 million transfer to the Housing Trust Fund to support key affordable housing goals, including preserving and creating reasonably priced housing within the city of Austin • $900,000 reallocated within the Austin Police Department’s budget to fund targeted training related to trauma- informed response, unconscious bias, and racial and cultural sensitivity, as well as training to safely administer Naloxone to someone experiencing a drug overdose • $300,000 to support the newly formed Civil Rights Office, which is tasked with enforcement of City ordinances and federal statues prohibiting discrimination Next steps: Reimagining public safety programs & services • Emergency call center & police dispatch • Forensics lab • Vehicle licensing • Nuisance abatement • Park Patrol, Lake Patrol, & Airport Police • Administrative & management services • Crisis intervention & mental health response • Officer wellness • Internal affairs • Protective services • Victim services • Officer training • Governance Public Input Public testimony & Council resolutions Budget Adoption with initial APD reduction & reallocation Reimagining Public Safety Process & Public Input Council Amends Budget with Reimagining Public Safety Outcomes in FY21 Budget Planning for Out Years to realize long range public safety changes