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ATTACHMENT 3 <br /> THE CITY OF Human Services Commission <br /> Ls. Housing Commission <br /> DLE q SANTON. Agenda Report <br /> T'1 November 2, 2011 <br /> Item 4 <br /> SUBJECT: Consideration of Options for Merging the Housing <br /> and Human Services Commissions <br /> STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Provide feedback as appropriate regarding the concept <br /> of merging the two commissions. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: 1. Excerpts from the Human Services Commission <br /> Meeting of August 17, 2011, and the Housing <br /> Commission Meeting of August 18, 2011 <br /> 2. Comparison of Commission Duties <br /> 3. Identification of Commission Workload <br /> 4. Survey of Other Communities <br /> 5. Maintenance of Membership Information <br /> 6. City Ordinances Establishing the Human Services <br /> Commission and the Housing Commission <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> At your August meetings, the Human Services Commission and Housing Commission each <br /> approved preparation of a report with information concerning the potential for merging the two <br /> commissions. The minutes from both meetings are included as Attachment 1. At the meetings, <br /> the Commissions identified the following scope of information to be included in the report: <br /> • Prepare a draft listing of duties for a combined commission <br /> • Review current and anticipated work load of both commissions <br /> • Provide survey information regarding commission structures for housing and human services <br /> oversight in other communities <br /> • Provide an outline of how commissioner phasing/attrition would occur <br /> • Address concern that existing commissioners are adequately trained to handle the duties of <br /> the new commission <br /> • Provide a listing of positives and negatives resulting from combining the commissions <br /> Page - 1 - <br />