Sec. 24-67. Duties.

   The Commission must:

   (a)   promote a community-wide goal to end and prevent homelessness;

   (b)   develop a strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness and minimize the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless families and individuals;

   (c)   review and monitor any program that is a component of the Continuum of Care and Housing First Initiative, including:

      (1)   permanent housing, including permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing;

      (2)   transitional housing;

      (3)   supportive services;

      (4)   homeless management information system;

      (5)   homelessness prevention;

      (6)   emergency shelter; and

      (7)   outreach;

   (d)   recommend to the Executive and Council any improvements to local policies to end and prevent homelessness;

   (e)   educate the community about homelessness, best practices to end and prevent homelessness, resources needed to end and prevent homelessness, and long term savings that are achieved by providing permanent stable housing;

   (f)   recommend and promote partnerships with any private organization, business, corporation, philanthropic organization or foundation, and any municipal, state, or federal government agency to improve the County’s ability to prevent and end homelessness; and

   (g)   establish procedures for the effective coordination of the Continuum of Care. (2014 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 20, §1.)