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10 1 Jamie Rohe reviewed the following background information about her position as the 2 Homeless Programs Coordinator: 3 4 The Partnership budget supports the Homeless Programs Coordinator (Coordinator) position, 5 the cost of participating in the national homeless database, and miscellaneous expenses. The 6 Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of local 7 strategies to end and prevent homelessness including: 8 • Building partnership and collaboration among homeless housing and service providers; 9 • Applications for federal funding (approx. $700,000 annually) and pursuing other funding 10 sources; 11 • Promoting evidence-based practices; 12 • Determining unmet needs of those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness and developing 13 strategies to fill those needs; and 14 • Collecting homelessness data. 15 16 The evolution of the Partnership reflects the progress it has made over the past six (6) years as 17 well as changes in the national approach to ending homelessness. These changes are mirrored 18 in the updated MOU — specifically, from ending chronic homelessness in 10 years to ending all 19 homelessness on an ongoing basis. 20 21 Jamie Rowe said the $700,000 in funding supports the Continuum of Care Program, and 22 the Emergency Solutions Grant. She said this money helps pay for emergency shelters, and 23 provides housing vouchers for people who are disabled and homeless. She said funding also 24 pays for the Rapid Re-housing program, which helps about 30 people annually. 25 Commissioner Rich said she was on the partnership when she was on the Chapel Hill 26 Town Council, and she participated in the initiative to count the homeless. She said the 27 program does an amazing job with this collection of data. She said this program is very 28 successful. 29 Commissioner Price thanked the Partnership for their work. She asked about the data in 30 the MOU. She said the percentages are pro-rated according to the 2010 census, and she 31 wonders what happens when the homeless move from place to place and these numbers 32 change. 33 Mary Jane Seyda said the monies put in by the municipalities are for the Programs 34 Coordinator position. She said the work groups are just providing services for any homeless 35 person, and this does not involve tracking where the person is from. She said funding is based 36 on the number of people that actually live in the towns. 37 Commissioner Price asked about the chain of command related to the coordinator's 38 position. She asked for clarification on item 3a in the MOU and the terminology used. 39 Jamie Rohe said there is an Executive Team made up of the 4 elected officials, and then 40 there is a Leadership Team, or Board of Directors, with 20 members. 41 Bonnie Hammersley said the coordinator position has been moved from the housing 42 department to be under the County Manager. She said this is a coordinator position, so it does 43 not involve supervisory responsibilities. She said the coordinator reports directly to the County 44 Manager. 45 Commissioner Price asked about the wording that refers to supervising of"town or 46 County staff." 47 Commissioner Pelissier said it is because, being a partnership, it is possible for a staff 48 member from Chapel Hill to attend their meetings. She said, for example, Chapel Hill can ask 49 this staff person to help Jamie Rohe, but Jamie Rohe will have no supervisory responsibilities 50 over this person. 51 Commissioner Jacobs asked for the names of the other elected members.