§ 2A.410. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
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(a) Establishment. There is hereby created a Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing ("Department"). The Mayor shall appoint a Director who shall serve as department head and appointing officer for the Department. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Department shall include such officers and employees as are authorized pursuant to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter.
(b) Duties and Functions.
(1) Under the supervision and direction of the Director, the Department shall manage and direct all housing, programs, and services for homeless persons in the City including, but not limited to, street outreach, homeless shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, as well as certain designated functions set forth in Chapter 20 of this Code.
(2) The Director or designee of the Director shall attend meetings of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, established by Chapter 5, Article XXXI of the Administrative Code, and the Department shall provide administrative and clerical staffing as needed to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and provide the Coordinating Board with the information it requests in the exercise of its duties.
(3) The Department shall have such other duties and functions as are assigned by the Charter, an ordinance, or the Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 4.132.
