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HRCS presents FY26 priorities: 3-1-1 integration, tenant and landlord programs, homelessness study
Summary
HRCS Director presented proposed FY26 spending that keeps existing programs, integrates 3-1-1 for case management, proposes reinstituting tenant 'Rent Smart,' landlord training, a citizens' complaint campaign and next steps from a homelessness study; director said HRCS is not budgeting federal grants in FY26.
Human Resources and Community Services Director presented the department's FY26 proposed budget and a set of program priorities to the council.
Director described integration with 3-1-1 for initial intake and case management as a recent operational change intended to free staff time for direct client services and improve data collection and tracking. The department reported no planned program eliminations or major equipment purchases in the FY26 proposal.
New or returning initiatives listed by HRCS staff include reinstating the Rent Smart tenant program, creating a Rent Smart curriculum for landlords, launching a Citizens Complaint Process Campaign, expanding veteran support through critical services, and offering nonprofit technical assistance (budgeting and grant-writing support and cultural-accountability training). HRCS staff also said they will collaborate with Ingham County and the Continuum of Care on next steps for a homelessness study titled "Lansing's Path Forward," which the department received late in the day and will present to council at a later date with a Public Policy Associates representative.
HRCS said it is not assuming federal grant funds in the FY26 base budget and would rely on separate grant accounts if and when grant awards are accepted. The department reported one retirement in the past year and said it will eliminate a contracted office-support role and replace it with a full-time administrative assistant for records, case management and office services.
Council members requested additional detail on the roughly 20–25 percent personnel increase reflected in the HRCS personnel lines; staff deferred some allocation questions to finance staff and said classification reviews and fringe/benefit cost increases were contributors to the change.
Ending: HRCS staff said the homelessness study will be scheduled for a future presentation and that they will continue monitoring funded agencies; council members thanked the team and moved forward to the next agenda item.
