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Clatsop County details allocation plan for $1.8 million in state shelter funding
Summary
County manager presented a division plan for a new OHCS contract: $1.8 million for 2025–26 with 7% retained for county administration, and remaining funds split between created and maintained beds using a base-cost plus per-bed formula tied to 24-hour access and service linkages.
Clatsop County managers told commissioners the county has a signed contract from the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) for $1.8 million to support emergency shelter services in fiscal 2025–26 and outlined a formula to distribute the funds to local providers.
Monica Seel, county manager, said the county will retain 7% for administrative duties as the regional renewal coordinator (about $127,857.17), leaving $1,698,673.83 to pass through to service providers.
Seel said the county divided the allocation into two main pools to preserve the intent of the original state awards: 75% (the “created beds” pool tied to House Bill 5019) and 25% (the “maintain existing beds” pool tied to SB 5511). That produces $1,272,113.99 for created-bed providers and…
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