The appropriation of $30,000, received from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Program

Appropriation$30,000 from Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Programfor the Police Department

How it started

Aug 4, 2025 · The city received a $30,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Jail Diversion Program. Grant money can’t be spent until the Council appropriates it, so Yi-An Huang, City Manager, asked for authorization.

What happened

Aug 4, 2025 · 💰 Money appropriated. The Council authorized the spending. (Order adopted, unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons

Roll call of Aug 4, 2025 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: the spending is authorized.

🏛 This item on the city's site

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Aug 4, 2025