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Commissioner presents models for a ‘Bill of Rights’ for people experiencing homelessness; board to study ordinance and policy options
Summary
Commissioner Kevin reported he compiled four models (two legislative, two policies/procedures) and discussed common elements—service access, reasonable accommodations, appeals and residency questions—asking the board to continue study and pull in the Homeless Solutions Division and affordable-housing partners.
Commissioner Kevin told the Human Relations Advisory Board he had collected examples of local approaches to a Bill of Rights for people experiencing homelessness and summarized the principal options: a legislative approach enacted by a city council or a nonlegislative package of policies, procedures and operational practices.
Kevin said he had found a range of provisions across models, including protections tied to equity and non-discrimination, explicit lists of services (shelter, food,…
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