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Commissioners press staff on regional homeless data sharing after Tualatin council meeting
Summary
Commissioners discussed Metro's requests for more detailed homeless-service data and the status of cross-county data-sharing agreements. County staff said progress has been made but data sharing remains a complex technical and legal issue involving multiple HMIS systems and data sharing agreements.
Commissioners and staff discussed regional data access for homelessness response after a community presentation flagged concerns about incomplete regional reporting.
Commissioner Willey (first reference as Commissioner Willey) said Metro officials have said they have requested homeless-service data for years. "Metro continues to tell this story that they've been asking for 4 years and still don't have it," Willey said, noting local frustration at how the story was being presented at a recent Tualatin City Council meeting.
County staff and commissioners said counties and community partners have supplied statutory reports, but Metro's request for broader data — including more interoperable access across three different homeless-management information systems (HMIS) — raised questions about privacy, data-sharing agreements and technical integration. A county staff member told commissioners the counties have been working on data-sharing arrangements and indicated progress, but also acknowledged remaining barriers and negotiation points.
The board requested a staff update on the current status of cross-jurisdictional data-sharing agreements and any outstanding technical or legal barriers. Commissioners said they wanted clarity about what Metro has and what still needs to be negotiated before Metro's public statements are relied upon in regional discussions.
Staff indicated they would return with a timeline and summary of outstanding issues for the board to review.
