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Committee presses Office of Homeless Solutions on HMIS access and "Give Responsibly" impact
Summary
Council members questioned the Office of Homeless Solutions about performance measures, a proposed increase in HMIS funding and the effectiveness of the "Give Responsibly" public campaign; members asked for monthly HMIS data access and evidence of campaign impact before continuing funding.
Members of the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee on May 27 reviewed budget alignment that includes the Office of Homeless Solutions (OHS) and asked for clearer performance metrics, monthly data from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and an evaluation of the city's Give Responsibly public campaign.
Jack Ireland, the city's chief financial officer, opened a discussion of committee-level budget alignment and said the city was providing department budget information to allow early committee input on the 2026 budget. Committee members used the opportunity to probe OHS program language and priorities as the department prepares…
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