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Council confirms two appointments to homeless response steering and oversight committee
Summary
The council voted to accept Mayor Wilson’s nominees Anna Allen and Laura Suarez to the steering and oversight committee that supervises the Homelessness Response System intergovernmental agreement; councilors asked nominees to maintain independence from system actors.
The Portland City Council on March 5 accepted two mayoral appointments to the steering and oversight committee (SOC) for the homelessness response system intergovernmental agreement.
The council voted to appoint Anna Allen to the supportive housing taxpayer representative slot and Laura Suarez to the behavioral health seat. Both nominees were introduced by city and county staff during the meeting. The vote to accept the report and appoint both nominees passed on a recorded roll call (tally: yes 12, no 0).
Why it matters: The SOC advises and provides governance oversight for the city‑county homelessness response…
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