Staff Report.BSCC Wellness Grant
PREPARED BY: Heather St. John
Senior Administrative Analyst
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Police Chief, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/18/2022 ITEM NO: 9
DATE: March 22, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of
$28,000 to Recognize Receipt and Expenditure of Board of State and
Community Corrections (BSCC) Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Funds
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize revenue and expenditure budget adjustments in the amount of $28,000 to recognize
receipt and expenditure of Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Officer Wellness
and Mental Health Grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program, established in the 2022 Budget Act
(Assembly Bill 178, Chapter 45, Statutes of 2022), provided $50 million for city and county law
enforcement agencies in California for the purpose of improving Officer wellness and expanding
mental health resources for Officers. As a part of the grant distribution, the Los Gatos-Monte
Sereno Police Department (Police Department) received $28,000 from the Board of State and
Community Corrections (BSCC) to support and promote Officer Wellness and Mental Health
initiatives.
Grant program funding is intended to be used by the Police Department for the following
purposes in compliance with grant regulations:
• Establishing or expanding wellness options to individual Officer as well as creating
Officer Wellness Units;
• Establishing or expanding Departmental Peer Support Units and program needs; and
• Expanding multi-agency and mutual aid programs focused on Officer wellness and
mental health support.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Authorize Revenue and Expenditure Budget Adjustments in the Amount of $28,000 to Recognize Receipt and Expenditure of Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant funds. DATE: March 22, 2023
FISCAL IMPACT:
The receipt of BSCC grant funds will support and promote the Officer Wellness and Mental
Health initiative. Approval of this action will allow for the necessary budgetary actions to
receive and expense the funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.