Collaborative Services Division

The Collaborative Services Division encompasses an assortment of areas primarily focused on developing meaningful partnerships to provide specialized support to the Public Safety Department and Longmont community through collaboration, innovation, and stewardship. The Collaborative Services Division includes three sections: Community Services, Internal Services and Facilities/Logistics.

Community Services

Case Management Services

Relationships rooted in trust lead to the best results. To that end, our collective harm-reduction / person-centered model prioritizes wellness and quality of life for those enrolled, fostering long-term relationships that explicitly avoid judgment or shame. Our specially trained peer case managers work to create individualized intervention plans for those struggling with substance use. Participants must be referred by a police officer, a hospital, or Medicaid partner. Alternatively, those seeking treatment may request to be enrolled.

For information regarding the following resources:

Case Management Services Manager Emily VanDoren . 303-651-8541 (non-emergency)

Community Programs

Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE)

Longmont Department of Public Safety's CORE team is a specialized co-responder unit comprised of a specially trained police officer, a behavioral health clinician, and a paramedic. Together, the CORE team responds to 911 calls for service that indicate a mental health crisis. Once on scene, members apply their specialized skill sets to provide triage and assessment, de-escalate crisis conditions, manage field clearances, and divert individuals with behavioral health conditions from the justice system and the emergency room - redirecting them to appropriate treatment destinations. The goal of this program is to produce a dynamic, flexible response model for mental health crisis calls that brings the right resources sooner, identifies the dominant issue quickly, and takes the individual to the appropriate destination the first time while providing a robust case management and outreach system. This unit of skilled, dedicated professionals focuses on building relationships with participants while working to help people improve their quality of life.
Sergeant Andy Feaster . 303-651-8862 (non-emergency)

Victim Services

Victim Advocates: Victim Advocates are responsible for providing 24/7 on-scene response to victims of crime and/or traumatic events. Victim Advocates can help victims and witnesses by providing crisis intervention, follow up, resources, referrals, advocacy, and practical help.
Victim Advocate Andrea Buitrago . 303-651-8855

LEVI: The Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI) is responsible for working to combat the problem of domestic violence in Longmont to include prevention/education, public information, as well as help victims and their families find easy access to domestic violence services. LEVI staff are available to make presentations on the subject of domestic violence and teen dating violence. LEVI staff also collaborate with other community organizations around the subject of domestic violence and lead the local effort in yearly informational campaigns such as Domestic Violence Awareness and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. More information about LEVI.
LEVI Coordinator Andrea Buitrago (interim) . 303-774-4534

Internal Services

Public Safety Records

Longmont Public Safety Records is tasked with the oversight of police and fire records.
Public Safety Records Manager Ashlie Gillespie . 303-651-8746

Public Safety Information and Technology

The Information and Technology (IT) section of the Longmont Department of Public Safety, Support Services Division is comprised of two unique work groups: the Technical Support Unit and the Records Unit. The focus of these two units is long-range planning, acquisition, implementation and support of technology used in Public Safety and the maintenance, dissemination, and retention of criminal justice and fire records in compliance with local, state and federal law.
Public Safety Information and Technology Manager Corey Zabel . 303-651-8506

Public Safety Recruitment, Hiring, and Promotion Section

The Personnel Section is primarily responsible for the hiring of all Public Safety Department Staff. This Section also handles all promotions and selection processes in the Public Safety Department.

Recruiting contacts for Public Safety:

Officer Stephen Desmond . 303-651-8539
Officer Ryan Douglas . 303-651-8512

Internal Services Division . Assistant Chief Scott Opie

Facilities / Logistics Section

The section is primarily responsible for all facilities and fleet related needs of the Public Safety Department. This includes all purchasing, maintenance, and the assessment of future needs. Management of the Support Services Division budget, and contracts and agreements involving the Public Safety Department are handled here as well.
Logistics . Assistant Chief John Weaver . 303-651-8831