Budget Committee Chair Tai Pruce-Zimmerman lauded the new nonprofit founded by CAHOOTS responders, noting that Willamette Valley Crisis Care is “much, much further along than I would have thought possible.”
Presenter: The Budget Committee recommends finding $2.2 million to restore a CAHOOTS-like service for Eugene, with a look at reallocating funds from the Community Safety Initiative. Introducing his idea May 21, Councilor Alan Zelenka:
Councilor Alan Zelenka (May 21, 2025): I am interested in restoring previous service levels for CAHOOTS and that’s $500,000 in one time (funding), but what is the Alternative Response Transition? What does that fund? It’s not funding a CAHOOTS-like service.
[00:00:30] Presenter: City Manager Sarah Medary:…