CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-24-109 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Ren?e Grout and Nichole Rogers
RESOLUTION
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Directing The Department Of Health, Housing, And Homelessness To Make The Housing Voucher Program More Efficient And Transparent (Grout, Rogers)
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DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS TO MAKE THE HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM MORE EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT.
WHEREAS, Albuquerque is facing a housing crisis with many residents, especially the most vulnerable populations, experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and
WHEREAS, the City administers housing voucher programs funded by various sources (collectively, Housing Voucher Programs); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness (HHH) has developed Administrative Requirements to administer contracting for Housing Voucher Programs, and these can be improved, clarified, and expanded; and
WHEREAS, HHH requires policies and procedures for all aspects of its Housing Voucher Programs; and
WHEREAS, at this time, individuals needing Housing Program Vouchers must contact several different agencies to check for availability, and a standardized central referral and intake system would reduce the barriers, confusion, and delay this causes; and
WHEREAS, HHH can develop and improve the tracking of long-term outcomes of its Housing Voucher Programs, making it easier for the City and its residents to evaluate the effectiveness of the Housing Voucher Programs; and
WHEREAS, a critical step in making the Housing Voucher Program more efficient and transparent is to initiate a collaborative process through a working group, which will provide guidance and input to help the Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness carry out the directives of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City requires a real-time software system that integrates the relevant systems and allows the ...
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