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Subcommittee Acknowledges OHCS Expenditure Report; Members Press for Recipient List and Oversight
Summary
The Joint Ways and Means subcommittee acknowledged receipt of Oregon Housing and Community Services’ expenditures-and-outcomes report, pressed the agency for a list of grantees and oversight criteria after press reports of whistleblower concerns, and voted 7–0 (1 excused) to accept the report.
The Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development on Feb. 19 acknowledged receipt of Oregon Housing and Community Services’ expenditures-and-outcomes report and urged follow-up on grantee oversight after a legislator cited a whistleblower allegation.
Legislative Fiscal Office staff and OHCS officials briefed the committee on spending patterns from the 2325 biennium and commitments in 2527, with OHCS focusing on general fund and bond proceeds. Matthew Harris, chief financial officer for OHCS, summarized large 2325 investments, including about $721.7 million for housing-supply strategies (including capital for homeownership, rental and permanent supportive housing) and roughly $349.6 million for emergency homeless response, a package that Harris…
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