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Sacramento County pitches elected-led Homeless and Housing Board to coordinate regional strategy
Summary
County homelessness director Emily Halkin presented a proposed Sacramento Homeless and Housing Board to combine Continuum of Care oversight with elected official leadership while retaining Sacramento Steps Forward as the collaborative applicant; council members supported aspects of the plan but raised questions about metrics, staffing and administrative costs.
Emily Halkin, director of Sacramento County’s Department of Homeless Services and Housing, told the Citrus Heights City Council on Sept. 10 that the county is proposing a Sacramento Homeless and Housing Board (SHHB) to provide elected-official oversight and strategic direction for the regional Continuum of Care.
Halkin said the model would preserve local jurisdiction over land-use and funding decisions while elevating elected officials’ role in setting goals, performance targets and funding priorities. She described the federal Continuum of Care (CoC) framework — membership, a CoC board that oversees funding applications, point-in-time counts and the Homeless Management Information System, and an administrative “collaborative applicant” — and…
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