URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- A resolution pushing for funding towards a new consultant and task force sessions is making its way to Urbana City Council.

In Monday's Committee of the Whole Meeting, committee members decided to move forward with a resolution approving funds for the Alternative Response Task Force contract with the Law Enforcement Action Partnership. The city council will vote on it at the next regular meeting.

City documents indicate that LEAP was tentatively selected as the new ARTF consultant in April.

The LEAP recommendations for an Alternative Response Model (ARM) are important to creating and implementing Urbana's public safety plan. The amount that is being requested in this resolution is up to $52,130 and would be broken down into the following: • Core LEAP Deliverable

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