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Council adds HUD-certified housing-counseling contract to tonight’s agenda to avoid service interruption

5510478 · July 31, 2025
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Council suspended the rules to add OPR 0532, a CHHS contract with SNAP for HUD-certified housing counseling and foreclosure-prevention services, citing urgency to prevent interruption of services; the item will return later with a draft contract.

The council voted to suspend the rules and add OPR 0532—a contract with SNAP for HUD-certified housing counseling services focused on foreclosure prevention—to tonight’s legislative agenda so staff can route and sign the agreement and avoid interrupting services.

Council member Wright asked the council to suspend the rules because the contract draft was not ready for formal approval after an expedited RFP process; staff said there was urgency to get funds into community providers so they could continue assisting households. "We want to get those funds out, into the community as…

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