In April 2021, City Council adopted
resolution R-21-129 directing the city administrator to implement an unarmed crisis response program in the City of Ann Arbor. Such a program would utilize existing partnerships with social and human services agencies to structure a new crisis response program that would take charge of a portion of non-criminal calls for service that have historically been dispatched by police officers.
Responsive to Council's request,
staff prepared an interim report on unarmed policy response, which was provided to Council on December 21, 2021. The memo detailed staff research and understanding of the issues and proposed a path forward for building and implementing an unarmed response program in Ann Arbor.
As directed in Resolution R-21-129, the City of Ann Arbor is tasked with exploring opportunities for an unarmed response to public safety calls in the city. The City of Ann Arbor has asked Public Sector Consultants (PSC), a Lansing-based, nonpartisan research and consulting public policy firm, to help gather input from community members about how to develop and implement this program.
As a part of this process, PSC conducted a
community survey that closed on Nov. 4 to gather feedback about the goals, design, and implementation of an unarmed response program. Community feedback will be used to inform program development.
The final report was issued by Public Sector Consultants in March 2023 and can be viewed here:
City of Ann Arbor Unarmed Cris Response Team: Community Feedback and Recommendations (PDF) Public Sector Consultants, March 2023
Past Public Forums
- Monday, January 9, at 1 p.m. — in-person at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave., basement multipurpose room.
- Thursday, January 12, at 6 p.m. — in-person at the Pittsfield Ann Arbor District Library Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Drive, program room.
- Thursday, January 19, at 6 p.m. — *online via Zoom https://pscinc.co/discuss, Meeting ID: 859 4501 3079, Passcode: 090446
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View Public Forum Flyer
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View News Release - Issued Dec. 22, 2022
Program Related Documents
- Council Resolution R-21-129 directing the implementation of an unarmed response program - April 2021
- Interim Report on Unarmed Police Response - December 21, 2021
- Council Resolution R-22-096 to direct the allocation of ARPA funds toward the unarmed response program - April 4, 2022
- Request for Proposals for community engagement services - March 30, 2022 (PDF)
- Council Resolution R-22-188 to Approve a Contract with Public Sector Consultants, Inc. for Community Engagement Services - June 6, 2022
- Community Survey (PDF) - September 19, 2022
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Council Resolution R-23-235 in Support of an RFP Issuance for the City's Unarmed Response Program - June 20, 2023
- RFP for Unarmed Response Implementation - Due date September 21, 2023 - cancelled
- Resolution R-24-019 Resolution Reaffirming Commitment to Unarmed Response Program - January 11, 2024
- Response to R-24-019 - Resolution Reaffirming Commitment to Establish an Unarmed Crisis Response Program - February 5, 2024
- RFP for Unarmed Response Implementation and Addendum- Due date April 18, 2024
