The Naperville City Council is moving forward with a plan to fully fund a program within the local police department as deliberations concerning the 2026 operating budget wind down.

The council at its Tuesday, Nov. 18, meeting voted, 7-2, in favor of a $1.26 million allocation toward funding the Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit within the Naperville Police Department.

MCIT addition discussed at final budget workshop

Discussions of funding components of the MCIT occurred a year ago, amid 2025 budget deliberations, and there were plans of funding components of it as this year unfolded. However, Finance Director Raymond Munch noted several scenarios prompted a pause in rolling out the program this past year.

“That request was evaluated through the finance department and the city manager’

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