Vote — approved

Gallardo Government Relations	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

40.REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER BASELINEPer the Board approved FY 2018 Budget Guidelines and Priorities, approve allowing the Office of Management & Budget to review the following request over baseline:• Homeless Program dedicated position and three year operational support in the amount of $386,773 (Non-Operating expense, Fund 100)This position will continue to manage and coordinate the contract partnerships as well as the $1,074,473 in funding received (including $750,000 in General Funds) homeless

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40. REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER BASELINE Per the Board approved FY 2018 Budget Guidelines and Priorities, approve allowing the Office of Management & Budget to review the following request over baseline: • Homeless Program dedicated position and three year operational support in the amount of $386,773 (Non-Operating expense, Fund 100) This position will continue to manage and coordinate the contract partnerships as well as the $1,074,473 in funding received (including $750,000 in General Funds) homelessness initiatives throughout Maricopa County. The recent contract management from this dedicated position has increased partner agency performance, and has ensured more housing placement opportunities for those who are homeless in Maricopa County. The position also provides critical staff support to the Director as a member of the multi-agency Funders Collaborative, a member of the Human Services Campus Board, the Maricopa County Continuum of Care (countywide HUD homeless planning and funding), and the management of the Temporary Overflow shelter. HSD’s participation in these activities ensures coordinated funding, priorities, and effective service delivery. The continuation of the homeless program position will allow HSD to increasingly link efforts to the County’s Smart Justice Initiative in FY 2018. This includes preventing those leaving the County jails in being homeless and also preventing recidivism. Led by this dedicated homeless program position, this work will be accomplished through a number of methods, including the development of a data sharing strategy amongst key stakeholders and increasing rapid rehousing opportunities for those involved in the criminal justice system. The General Fund position for homelessness will also be coordinating with Maricopa County’s Correctional Health Services and the major stakeholders who provide services for the Severely Mentally Ill (SMI) population. Through data sharing with this community, this position will be able to determine how many people on the Human Services Campus could be receiving services from other non-campus entities. In addition, this homeless program position will be able to redirect non-profit and community sourced funding into mental health initiatives for those who are homeless. HSD’s homeless program position is crucial in establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with entities who provide services to the homeless, coordination activities involving those who are both homeless and who are SMI and/involved in the criminal justice system, and in reducing homelessness throughout Maricopa County. (C-22-17-056-2-00)

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