The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has offered the City of Billings a donation in the amount of $5,000 for a multi-disciplinary team to attend crisis intervention training (CIT).  The goals of the donated funds are to train and educate law enforcement personnel concerning effective and appropriate crises intervention techniques and resources.  The donation will fund three members of the CIT team to attend the CIT International Conference in Hartford, Connecticut.    

The City Council may:

• Accept the donation from the Department of Public Health and Human Services of $5,000; or
• Not accept the donation from the Department of Public Health and Human Services of $5,000 which would result in members not attending the training, thus making the future of crisis intervention training less geared toward assisting adults with mental illness. 

There is no financial impact to the City.

Staff recommends that the City Council accept the donation from the Department of Public Health and Human Services in the amount of $5,000 for a multi-disciplinary team to attend crisis intervention training (CIT) in Hartford, Connecticut.