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HPC executive committee adopts practice to route proposals to Metro Legal for 30‑day review; Metro counsel outlines scope and limits of legal advice
Summary
The HPC executive committee recommended that draft committee documents be submitted to Metro Legal with 30 days for review before appearing on the HPC agenda; Metro counsel Derek Smith outlined legal’s advisory role and regulatory constraints.
The Homelessness Planning Council’s executive committee recommended a new practice to route proposed documents and committee deliverables to Metro Legal at least 30 days before they are presented to HPC, so legal can review and flag unintended consequences or regulatory conflicts.
Derek Smith, Metro Legal counsel for the HPC, described how the review process would work: staff should send documents to OHS, which can…
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