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Public Meeting Notice  Community Policing and Behavioral Health Advisory Council (CPBHAC) Meeting

Monday, February 7, 2022
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Posted: January 26, 2022 11:45 a.m.
This meeting is open to the public.
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Overview   of Community Policing and Behavioral Health Advisory Council (CPBHAC) Meeting

There will be a virtual meeting of the Community Policing and Behavioral Health Advisory Council (CPBHC) on February 7, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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If any member of the public wishing to attend this meeting seeks special accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact EOPSS at  (617) 727- 7775.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order; Introductions
  2. Discussion of updates concerning directive for the Council to "study and make recommendations for creating a crisis response and continuity of care system"​
    1. Motion to request funds: that the Community Policing Behavioral Health Advisory Council make a request to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to make a sum of funds available to finance the employment of an independent research or academic institution to conduct a study on the Council’s behalf that is responsive to the provisions of Section 117 of Chapter 253 the Police Reform Act of 2020.
    2. Motion to authorize acts on behalf of the Council: that the Community Policing Behavioral Health Advisory Council, within the limits of its authority, requests of and authorizes the Department of Mental Health to take the following actions on behalf of the Council:
      1. Enter into a contractual engagement between DMH and an appropriate party to conduct a study on the Council’s behalf that is responsive to the provisions of Section 117 of Chapter 253 the Police Reform Act of 2020.
      2. Oversee the performance of the contractor engaged for the study and the submission of the work product(s) completed.
      3. Ensure that the findings of a “Study of the disposition of 911 calls” set forth in a budget provision in the General Appropriations Act of FY22, are contributory to the information gathered (in part) to form the basis of recommendations ultimately produced by study required of the Council under Section 117.
      4. Engage a single contractor to perform the Council’s study under a concurrent deadline and in tandem with the 911 study, if the Department determines this approach in the best interest.
  3. Schedule Council meetings to be held in State Fiscal Year 2022
  4. Public Comment
  5. Open Session for Topics not Reasonably Anticipated within 48 Hours of the Meeting
  6. Adjourn

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