November 16, 2020 Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Ordinance
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The Annual Appropriation Ordinance for fiscal year 2021 is hereby amended by striking the words and figures indicated and by inserting the words and figures indicated on Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION 2. The City of Chicago's Comptroller is authorized and directed to make the following transfer of funds for the year 2021. This transfer will leave sufficient unencumbered appropriations to meet all liabilities that have been or may be incurred during said year payable from such appropriations
FROM:
0100-Corporate Fund
STRIKE ADD
Page Code Department and Item NUMBER AMOUNT NUMBER AMOUNT
164 Chicago Police Department - Item 0005 1,187,314,568 1,182,055,169
TO:
0100 - Corporate Fund
STRIKE ADD
Page Code Department and Item NUMBER AMOUNT NUMBER AMOUNT
41-Department of Public Health
130 Department of Public Health - Item 0005 . 18,191,363 23,001,162
130 Department of Public Health - Item 0140 4,947,149 5,047,149
130 Department of Public Health - Item 0152 - 5,000
130 Department of Public Health-Item 0181 210,840 272,440
130 Department of Public Health-Item 0319 - 14,000
130 Department of Public Health - Item 0330 5,720 20,720
130 Department of Public Health - Item 0340 36,588 71,588
Department of Public Health - Item 0350 30,000 39,000
Department of Public Health - Item 0424 200,000 250,000
131 Department of Public Health - Item 0445 - 160,000
SECTION 3. The purpose of this transfer of funds is to support a planning and pilot process for a new Mental Health first responder system within the Department of Public Health and connected to the Community Mental Health Clinics.
SECTION 4. The ordinance shall be in force and effect upon passage and approval.
EXHIBIT A
Funds transferred from the Chicago Police Department Item 0005 should be the result of eliminating existing vacancies within the department.
Allocate funding to the Department of Public Health to support a planning and preliminary pilot phase toward establishing a city-wide mobile crisis response service operating out of and connected to the Department of Public Health's Community Mental Health Clinics:
Add staff to coordinate a planning process for this new service including across relevant city departments and key community stakeholders
Added staff to allow for a 1 month training and a 6 month pilot process based out of two existing Mental Health Clinics
Funding a process evaluation and feasibility study to explore the options for expanding Mobile Crisis Response to cover the full city and to increase access to treatment services by adding new CDPH clinics
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE AND CARE SERVICES
Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health and Mobile Crisis Response = $167,000
Reports to the Commissioner of Public Health and oversees program operation and strategic coordination with other city services.
Creation of a Planning, Design, and Professional Development team of 5 staff to work across various Chicago Department's (CPS, DFSS, CPD, OEMC, Office of Violence Prevention, CPL, Department of Aging, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, Cook County Court system, etc.) and community delegate agencies to ensure the best possible design and implementation ofthe Mobile Crisis Team models to support people throughout the city in a variety of settings. One team member will focus on convening and coordinating a Community Oversight Board. =$497,333
Lead Social Workers: 2 per clinic within the pilot scope, for a total of 4 for 10 month period, will participate in the planning and community engagement process and provide leadership to Mobile Crisis Teams during the pilot. = $342,667
Mobile Crisis Teams: 14 community-based mental health clinicians or social workers and 6 emergency medical technicians, and 7 peer support workers to respond to crises in individual's homes, on the street, and in community-based settings 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for the 6 month pilot and including 1 month of paid training. Social Workers and Peer Support workers will also provide case management support to assist residents after a crisis situation and will engage in community outreach to identify possible crises before escalation. = $2,993,133
Creation of a Research and Data Analyst position to ensure staff and programming is providing quality of care to people receiving services through CDPH Mobile Crisis Teams and Mental Health Clinics. The staff member will focus on issue areas including data tracking and reporting, quality assurance, and evaluation of practice models and treatment outcomes. = $98,000
2 per clinic = 4 Clinical Supervisors: $312,667
Add positions for the 6 month pilot and 1 month of paid training to provide clinical supervision to social workers working on the mobile crisis teams and provide direct treatment, when needed, to community members identified through the mobile crisis teams' work.
1 per clinic = 2 Community Continuum of Care Coordinator: $128,333
Clinician who provides some direct treatment and who manages referral networks to provide support to Social Workers and Clinicians with case planning and follow-up. Position for the 6 month pilot and including 1 month of paid training.
1 per clinic = 2 Clinicians: $163,333
Provides treatment to clients and families identified through Mobile Crisis Teams for the 6 month pilot and including 1 month of paid training.
1 per clinic = 2 new Community Mediators: $107,333
Provides mediation and support in situations that involve conflict between groups or individuals forthe 6 month pilot and including 1 month of paid training.
Fund a process evaluation and feasibility study to improve services and calculate the cost of expanding crisis coverage and CDPH clinical mental health services city-wide. Examine all the options including reestablishing services in the seven shuttered mental health clinics, embedding clinical space within other city facilities and leasing or purchasing new property. Funding from this line can also be made available for training and consultation from other cities who have implemented similar models, including the CAHOOTS program of the White Bird Clinic in Eugene, OR. = $100,000
Aid. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez 33rd Ward