Commissioners agree to submit CoC application under 60/40 permanent-supportive/transitional split; staff to provide voucher assessments

Jul 7, 2026

Community Development asked the board to submit a Continuum of Care (balance-of-state) application allocating 60% to permanent supportive housing and 40% to transitional housing for Sept. 1, 2027–Aug. 31, 2028; staff said an initial review of 113 vouchers identified about five residents who may need a different solution and agreed to deliver an aggregated assessment.

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Community Development staff asked commissioners to authorize submission of a balance-of-state Continuum of Care (CoC) application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development covering Sept. 1, 2027–Aug. 31, 2028. The board was asked to accept the balance-of-state allocation recommendation of 60% permanent supportive housing and 40% transitional housing. "We have gone through the last, I guess, nine months or so, kind of a dance with the federal government," the administrator said while laying out the request.

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