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Committee advances HB465 to formalize state-city public-safety agreements; Salt Lake City officials warn against coercion
Summary
HB465 would require "cities of the first class" that receive homelessness mitigation dollars to enter formal agreements with the Department of Public Safety and allows activation of a rapid-response team for persistent open-air drug markets or camping. The committee advanced the bill after testimony from Salt Lake City and municipal associations.
Representative Snyder presented HB465, a bill he said is intended to formalize collaboration between the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and certain municipalities to address concentrated public-safety issues tied to homelessness, open-air drug markets and sustained camping.
"HB465 at its core is really about formalizing collaborative opportunities," Representative Snyder said, describing the proposal as requiring cities of the first class that receive homelessness mitigation dollars to enter an individualized agreement with DPS. He said the agreements are meant to be "narrowly tailored" and that a…
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