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Council backs concept to fund Help of Ojai rental assistance; directs staff to return with contract

5781410 · September 11, 2025
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Summary

The council agreed Sept. 9 to pursue a one‑time allocation structure to support Help of Ojai’s rental assistance program and asked staff to bring a professional services agreement and program parameters back to the council in October.

The Ojai City Council on Sept. 9 gave concept approval to use an unprogrammed general‑fund allocation to support Help of Ojai’s rental‑assistance work and directed staff to prepare a contract and program parameters for council approval at a future meeting.

Help of Ojai staff explained that their rental assistance program has historically operated with county and state grants and that the organization has flexibly deployed funds to prevent eviction or to help households move…

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