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Flagstaff housing staff report: housing section to become division; council approves homebuyer assistance changes and contract increase
Summary
Housing staff told the Flagstaff City Housing Commission that City Council read an ordinance to convert the housing section into a housing division reporting to the city manager, approved expanded homebuyer-assistance program elements and a larger administrative contract with Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona, and scheduled a special election on a regional plan for May 19, 2026.
City housing staff reported several administrative updates to the Flagstaff City Housing Commission, including a governance change, contract increases to support homebuyer assistance, a special election date for a regional land-use plan, and an administrative vote earlier in the meeting to approve commission minutes.
Justina Costa, assistant housing director, said City Council read — for the first time — an ordinance to change the City’s organizational structure so that the housing section becomes the Housing Division and will report to the city manager’s office. Costa said the change will move housing oversight from the…
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