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Council debates regional governance for homelessness; county proposal prompts calls for stronger accountability and housing coordination
Summary
Council members and city staff discussed competing models to coordinate homelessness and housing across Sacramento County, including a county-proposed Sacramento Homeless and Housing Board and an alternative Joint Powers Authority; no final governance change was adopted.
The City Council held a workshop-style discussion on a proposed partnership structure to coordinate homelessness and housing across Sacramento County. Staff framed the item as preparatory to an October 28 elected-officials convening of city and county leaders.
Yayen Eil, the city's housing manager, presented background on the Continuum of Care (CoC), Sacramento Steps Forward's role as the administrative entity, and recent regional actions including the Local Homelessness Action Plan. She said the county had proposed a new Sacramento Homeless and Housing Board (SHHB) that would formalize COC membership and elevate a smaller, primarily-elected board with a strategic leadership group of…
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