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Mayor’s reorganization would create Human, Homeless and Family Services department, Bowser says
Summary
The mayor’s proposed executive organization plan would consolidate homelessness and housing services into a new Department of Human, Homeless and Family Services, transfer immigrant affairs into the mayor’s office, and create a Neighborhood Affairs office; officials say changes are largely organizational and budget‑neutral but will require appropriation crosswalks before April 7 effective date.
Detroit’s chief of staff outlined a mayoral reorganization Wednesday that would fold several housing and social‑service functions into a new Department of Human, Homeless and Family Services (HHFS) and change where several offices sit within city government.
David Bowser told the council the EOP is designed to center neighborhood quality‑of‑life services under a single umbrella aligned with Mayor Sheffield’s campaign priorities. The proposal would collocate homelessness and related services, move the Office of…
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