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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-24 Public Comment - M. Falvey - FY2025 BudgetFrom:City of Bozeman, MT To:Bozeman Public Comment Subject:[EXTERNAL]*NEW SUBMISSION* Public Comment Form Date:Monday, June 17, 2024 12:51:05 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Public Comment Form Submission #:3275688 IP Address:71.15.212.8 Submission Date:06/17/2024 12:50 Survey Time:26 minutes, 52 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying "*****" are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Read-Only Content Full Name Megan Falvey Email megan.falvey89@gmail.com Phone (202) 262-0525 Comments Regarding the proposed Budget for the 2025 biennium (2024-2026): -- 38 new employees for the Police Department seems like a lot. Nationally, more than 20% of 911 calls are related to mental health. Might some of the resources currently planned for police force growth be better put towards civilian crisis response systems, that send out mental health professionals (sometimes paired with medics) to respond to behavioral health crisis calls? (examples of successful programs in Eugene OR; Olympia, WA; Denver, CO). -- The proposed high rate of cost increases of city services (water, sewer) that residents will pay is concerning. Could some of these revenues be covered by increasing impact fees on new development? Thanks, Megan If you would like to submit additional documents (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rtf, .txt) along with your comment, you may alternately address agenda@bozeman.net directly to ensure receipt of all information. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.