COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The next time you call 911, it may not be Columbus police showing up to the scene.

City Council approved a $400,000 deal Monday with Mission Critical Partners, a company offering public safety consulting, to lay the groundwork for a nonpolice response service. It will develop a plan that would see units other than the police, or even firefighters, sent out to “nonviolent, low-acuity” calls for service, like a mental health crisis. 

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