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Committee backs partnering with King County homelessness authority to pool severe-weather shelter funds
Summary
The Public Safety and Human Services Committee discussed on Sept. 16 placing an agreement on the Oct. 7 consent agenda to let the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) pool and administer Redmond’s severe-weather shelter funds, which the council previously funded at $25,000 per year.
The Public Safety and Human Services Committee discussed on Sept. 16 placing an agreement on the Oct. 7 consent agenda to let the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) pool and administer Redmond’s severe-weather shelter funds, which the council previously funded at $25,000 per year. Brooke Buckingham, Human Services Manager, and Planning Director Carol Helland briefed the committee on the proposed partnership.
The nut graf: Committee members generally supported the efficiency of pooling funds but pressed staff for guarantees that East King County providers would receive Redmond money and for participation in procurement oversight. Staff described limits in the…
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