Submitted By: James Haynes
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Presentation By: James Haynes
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Department: Community Development Services
FORMAL TITLE:
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Budget Resolution 2026-105 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Marion County's Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System 2023-2024 program year grant in the amount of $223,815
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and provide funding for local governments' efforts to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness to these individuals, families, and communities. CoC Program grant funds may be used for a range of eligible activities, including the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS).
On February 4, 2020, the City of Ocala (the City) and Marion County entered into an interlocal agreement to create the Ocala/Marion County Joint Office on Homelessness. The City subsequently entered into a separate Memorandum of Understanding with the FL-514 Ocala/Marion County Continuum of Care Board, enabling the City to serve as the lead agency and assume oversight of the HMIS and coordinated entry system's duties and responsibilities. As the HMIS Lead Agency, the City would be responsible for submitting an HMIS grant application on behalf of and in support of the Ocala/Marion CoC.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
In response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Award, the City submitted a New Project Application for HMIS Software and Personnel for the benefit of the Ocala/Marion County Continuum of Care. City Manager Pete Le...
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