(a) On or before July 31, 2023, and then May 31 of each year thereafter, the Commissioner of the Department of Family and Support Services, in conjunction with the Commissioner of the Department of Housing, shall submit an annual report to the appropriate City Council committee on the progress made to address homelessness and housing within the City. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the departments' and delegate agencies' progress on implementing the seven principles for addressing encampments outlined by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and codified in the City's 2023 budget ordinance. The report shall also include supporting information from the Chicago Continuum of Care's annual reports to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and from other stakeholders as deemed relevant by the Commissioner of Family and Support Services and the Commissioner of Housing.
(b) The annual report shall be made publicly available on the Department of Family and Support Service's website within five business days of its submission to the appropriate City Council committee.
(Added Coun. J. 4-19-23, p. 62496, § 2)