On August 26, 2021 at the Morning Meeting for all Del Sol Rotarians, Mariela Ruiz-Angel, Director of the Albuquerque Department of Public Safety was the guest speaker.
Mariela told us about the newest department of City Government which is in addition to the Police Department and Fire Department. This new department deals with 911 calls for mental health issues. They respond to non-violent and non-medical 911 calls. They have trained professionals who can respond to many different types of calls. They have Community Responders, Behavioral Responders, Street Outreach Responders and Mobile Crisis Team Licensed Clinicians.
The Department is in its initial phases and is in a hiring mode at the present time. They expect to be 24/7 in January, 2022. For fiscal 2022 their funding is $8Million which Mariela said is sufficient for their needs.
On Thursday September 2 the Morning Meeting will feature Mark Lautman, Economic Development expert who will speak on "The Future of Work". Admin Chair Dave Simon said this is in honor of Labor Day.
Remember Del Sol Rotarians to sign up for the Balloon Fiesta Merchandise Sales Tent.
Lets all have a Great week in Rotary putting Service above Self.