As a 28 year resident of Anacortes, I support the budget without amendment. Any amendment must be based on a thorough examination of the need and a thought out implementation of public policy. Effectively you are creating another city department of mental health. A one-person shop is clearly inadequate on it s face. It would require 4.2 full-time equivalents and and supervisory function/department head; adding 5 more persons to the city rolls and building infrastructure to support. Might the Anacortes Hospital be a better organization to respond 24/7/365 ?
Once again, I strongly urge the Anacortes City Council to include funding in the 2021 budget for the three police department vacancies. Community safety should always be a high priority in any city budget.
I support funding for three police officers to fill vacancies. I do NOT support hiring social workers or any other such person; we need trained police officers to continue doing the excellent work of the Anacortes PD.
As a 28 year resident of Anacortes, I support the budget without amendment. Any amendment must be based on a thorough examination of the need and a thought out implementation of public policy. Effectively you are creating another city department of mental health. A one-person shop is clearly inadequate on it s face. It would require 4.2 full-time equivalents and and supervisory function/department head; adding 5 more persons to the city rolls and building infrastructure to support. Might the Anacortes Hospital be a better organization to respond 24/7/365 ?
Once again, I strongly urge the Anacortes City Council to include funding in the 2021 budget for the three police department vacancies. Community safety should always be a high priority in any city budget.
I support funding for three police officers to fill vacancies. I do NOT support hiring social workers or any other such person; we need trained police officers to continue doing the excellent work of the Anacortes PD.