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Report regarding a resolution approving Amendment 1 to the City's wage and salary schedule for fiscal year 2025-26 to establish the salary range for the new classification of Crisis Response Clinician I/II (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve a resolution approving Amendment 1 to the 2025-26 Wage and Salary Schedule to establish the salary range for the new classification of Crisis Response Clinician I/II.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In accordance with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations, the City maintains a salary and wage schedule ("salary schedule") for all positions of employment with the City, and any amendments to the schedule are subject to City Council approval. The salary schedule is typically updated at the beginning of each fiscal year, and as needed to implement negotiated rate increases or other recommended additions or changes to job classifications and wage/salary ranges.
In 2021, the City of South San Francisco partnered with the cities of Daly City, Redwood City, and San Mateo, the San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services ("BHRS") and StarVista to pilot a Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team ("CWCRT") program. As part of this program, a mental health clinician was assigned to each participating Police Department with the purpose of creating an integrated response model where the clinician co-responds with law enforcement to emergency calls within the City involving suspected mental health or behavioral health concerns with the goal of improving outcomes for individuals experiencing psychological distress. Impact reports indicate that this program has successfully led to a reduction in the number of involuntary psychiatric detentions and mental health-focused calls for service among the pilot cities.
With the sunsetting of the two-year pilot program and the end of the CWCRT program extension approved by City Council for fiscal year 2024-25, staff de...
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