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Staff recommends terminating Youth Connection contract; rental assistance to be centralized
Summary
After programmatic and fiscal monitoring, county staff recommended terminating the Youth Connection contract for fiscal year 2027 and redirecting rental assistance through Crossroads Housing; staff said termination would not create service gaps and will be brought forward as an action item.
Community services staff briefed commissioners that the consolidated homelessness grant (biennium FY26–27) requires amendments for year two and that programmatic and fiscal monitoring led staff to recommend terminating the Youth Connection contract for FY27 under the contract’s "terminate for public convenience" clause. "It would just be in the best interest of the county to do that," staff told the commission.
Staff emphasized that termination would not create gaps in essential services. Rental assistance would be centralized and routed through Crossroads Housing and other programs would be considered for a general RFP and the county’s funding pool. The housing and behavioral‑health advisory board previously voted unanimously to centralize rental assistance.
Commission questions focused on clarity and process: commissioners asked staff to place explicit language in the requested action so the board knows exactly what it is being asked to approve. Staff said the termination decision will move to the next action agenda with precise requested action language and that they will brief amendment options for year‑two funds in the coming weeks.
What’s next: the contract termination and proposed amendments will be placed on a future action agenda for formal decision. Staff will continue program monitoring and will meet with state commerce officials regarding contract issues.
