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City staff outline Ojai Tent Town expenses as operations stabilize; security and case management cited as major costs
Summary
City staff told the council the temporary Ott (Ojai Tent Town) operation has cost roughly $750,000 since 2023, driven chiefly by security, debris removal and temporary case-management and coordination services; staff say costs are trending down.
City staff presented an accounting of Ojai Tent Town (OTT) operations and expenses on Aug. 26, reporting that the city spent roughly three-quarters of a million dollars on the site between 2023 and June 2024 and that costs are trending downward as the encampment stabilizes.
Nut graf: The council heard a multi-part explanation of how OTT evolved — from scattered encampments around the city to a consolidated campus — and why expenses grew. Staff described security, contract case management,…
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