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Deputy mayor nominee Lina Hill outlines public health and safety priorities; committee forwards nomination to full council
Summary
Lina Hill (listed in committee materials as the mayor’s appointee) told the committee she plans to prioritize violence reduction, homelessness prevention, eviction prevention, reentry and behavioral health partnerships; the committee voted to forward her nomination to the full council with a do-pass recommendation.
The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee heard from Lina Hill, the mayor’s nominee for deputy mayor of public health and safety, and voted to forward the nomination to the full City-County Council with a do-pass recommendation.
Lina Hill opened by saying, “I stand before you today, deeply honored,” and outlined a six-month orientation that included meeting internal and external partners, stabilizing staff transitions and beginning hiring for a permanent Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS) director. She said the office would emphasize anti‑violence strategies, anti‑poverty initiatives, eviction and homelessness prevention, reentry services, food access and expanded behavioral-health and clinician-led response teams. Hill said the…
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