HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5523-01-2022 A Resolution
NO. 5523-01-2022
APPOINTING COUNCIL MEMBER ELIZABETH BECK, POLICE CHIEF NEIL
NOAKES AND ANTHONY C. EICHLEAR TO THE TARRANT COUNTY MENTAL
HEALTH JAIL DIVERSION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center Advisory Committee (the
Committee) recommends policies, provides oversight of and supports the operator of the
Tarrant County Mental Health Jail Diversion Center (MHJDC) and recommendations to the
operator regarding general operation and priorities of the MHJDC; and
WHEREAS the Committee will provide expertise to aid in the development of policy
and best practices that ensure successful implementation and operation of the MHJDC; and
WHEREAS specific areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to
providing recommendations related to the sustainability and continued use of the MHJDC
strategy and the extension of the program beyond the initial two-year pilot term, periodic
evaluation of program performance, review of routine reports provided to the Court,
examination of the effect of the MHJDC on the daily interaction between law
enforcement officers and mentally ill individual, serving as a liaison with stakeholders
and advocating for the MHJDC within the community, acting as a forum for community
stakeholders to communicate their opinions, share their expertise and coordinate services,
providing feedback from the community to the Court and MHJDC operator and providing
anything that helps the Committee assess the success or performance of the MHJDC; and
WHEREAS the Committee will consist of various Tarrant County officials
including two members of the Commissioners Court, the Tarrant County Sheriff or
designee, the District Attorney or designee, officers of JPS, MHMR of Tarrant County,
and the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, City of Fort Worth and City of Arlington
representatives, the Fort Worth Police Chief or designee, a law enforcement executive
from each Commissioners precinct and a neighborhood representative from the
neighborhood in closest proximity the MHJDC to be appointed by Council Member
Elizabeth Beck as the council member whose district encompasses the location of the
MHJDC; and
WHEREAS Council Member Elizabeth Beck requests the City Council to confirm the
appointment of Anthony C. Eichlear as the neighborhood representative from the
neighborhood in closest proximity the MHJDC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, Police Chief Neil Noakes and Anthony C. Eichlear be
appointed to the Tarrant County Mental HealEJa�� Center Advisory Committee
Adopted this 25t'' day of January 2022.ATT_rATBy: /otr__'2hJannette S. Goodall, City Secretary