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Council committee to ratify late inclement‑weather shelter invoices; providers reported delayed reimbursement
Summary
Committee was briefed on outstanding invoices to Austin Street for winter inclement‑weather shelter; staff said most expenses date to February and remaining invoices are being presented for ratification to full council because the committee’s budget is exhausted.
The Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee on June 10 was briefed on outstanding invoices for inclement‑weather shelter provided by Austin Street and was told staff will bring a ratification item to full council to pay remaining balances.
City staff said Austin Street and other providers served elevated numbers during a longer inclement‑weather period this past winter, producing overages beyond the original budget. “Expenses would have been incurred in February,” a staff member said, and staff explained the city has been paying invoices as they arrived but had reached the end of the committee’s budget and is now bringing the remaining invoices for ratification to full council.
Committee members expressed concern about payment delays for nonprofit providers. One council member described the timing as “hard on a nonprofit,” and staff said the outstanding invoices were likely about 60 to 90 days old; staff offered to provide the specific invoice dates by memo to the committee.
No committee action was taken; staff said the ratification will be on the full council agenda and that the remaining invoices will be transmitted for payment after council ratification.
