Homelessness Oversight Commission

Dapat bang amyendahan ng Lungsod ang Tsarter upang makapagtatag ng Homelessness Oversight Commission at nang mapangasiwaan ang Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, at itakda sa Controller ng Lungsod na magsagawa ng pag-o-audit ng mga serbisyo para sa mga indibidwal na nakararanas ng kawalan ng tahanan?

Buod ng Ballot Simplification Committee (Komite para Gawing mas Simple ang Balota)

Kung Ano Ito Ngayon: Noong 2016, itinatag ng Lungsod ang Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing o Departamento para sa Kawalan ng Tahanan at Pabahay na Nagbibigay ng Suporta (ang Department o Departamento). Ang Departamento ang namamahala at nagkakaloob ng direksiyon sa pabahay, mga programa, at serbisyo para sa mga indibidwal na nakararanas ng kawalan ng tahanan, kasama na ang pag-abot sa mas nakararami na nasa kalye, mga shelter o masisilungan para sa walang tahanan, transisyonal na pabahay, at permanenteng pabahay na nagbibigay ng suporta.

Ang mayor ang nagtatalaga at maaari ding magtanggal ng direktor ng Departamento. Hindi itinatakda ng Tsarter ng Lungsod ang pag-o-audit sa mga serbisyo para sa kawalan ng tahanan at hindi pinangangasiwaan ng isang komisyon ng Lungsod ang Departamento.

Gumagawa ng mga rekomendasyon ang Local Homeless Coordinating Board (Lokal na Tagapag-ugnay na Lupon para sa Walang Tahanan) ng Lungsod at ang iba pang tagapayong pangkat ukol sa polisiya sa kawalan ng tahanan at mga alokasyon sa badyet. Ang mayor, ang Board of Supervisors o Lupon ng mga Superbisor (ang Board o Lupon) at ang controller (tagapamahala ng pinansiya) ang nagtatalaga ng mga miyembro sa mga tagapayong pangkat.

Ang Mungkahi: Lilikha ang Proposisyon C ng Homelessness Oversight Commission o Komisyon para sa Pangangasiwa sa Kawalan ng Tahanan (ang Commission o Komisyon) upang pangasiwaan ang Department.

Magkakaroon ng pitong miyembro ang Komisyon na maglilingkod sa loob ng tig-aapat na taong termino. Magtatalaga ang mayor ng apat na miyembro, at magtatalaga ang Board of Supervisors ng tatlo. Kailangang maaprubahan muna ng Lupon ang mga itatalaga ng mayor.

Kailangang magkaroon ng mga sumusunod na kuwalipikasyon ang apat na itatalaga ng mayor:

• isang katungkulan na para sa indibidwal na nakaranas na ng kawalan ng tahanan;

• isang katungkulan na para sa indibidwal na marami nang karanasan sa pagkakaloob ng mga serbisyo sa mga indibidwal na nakararanas ng kawalan ng tahanan, o nakalahok na sa pag-aadbokasiya sa kanilang ngalan;

• isang katungkulan para sa indibidwal na may kahusayan sa pagkakaloob ng mga serbisyo para sa kalusugan ng isip o paggamot sa pang-aabuso sa alak, droga, o iba pang sangkap; at

• isang katungkulan para sa indibidwal na nakalahok na sa asosasyon ng mga negosyante o maliliit na negosyo, o sa asosasyong pangkomunidad.

Bukod sa mga kuwalipikasyong ito, kailangang isa o higit pa sa mga itinalaga ng mayor ang may karanasan sa pagbabadyet, pinansiya, at pag-o-audit.

Kailangang magkaroon ng mga sumusunod na kuwalipikasyon ang apat na itatalaga ng Board:

• isang katungkulan na para sa indibidwal na personal na nakaranas na ng kawalan ng tahanan;

• isang katungkulan para sa indibidwal na marami nang karanasan sa pakikipagtrabaho sa mga pamilyang walang tahanan at may mga anak o walang tahanang kabataan; at

• isang katungkulan na para sa indibidwal na marami nang karanasan sa pagkakaloob ng mga serbisyo sa mga indibidwal na nakararanas ng kawalan ng tahanan, o sa pag-aadbokasiya sa kanilang ngalan.

Itatakda ng Proposisyon C sa controller ng Lungsod na magsagawa ng pag-o-audit ng mga serbisyong kaugnay ng kawalan ng tahanan.

Ang Ibig Sabihin ng Botong “OO”: Kapag bumoto kayo ng “oo,” gusto ninyong makapagtatag ng Homelessness Oversight Commission at nang mapangasiwaan ang Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing at itakda sa controller ng Lungsod na magsagawa ng pag-o-audit ng mga serbisyo para sa mga indibidwal na nakararanas ng kawalan ng tahanan.

Ang Ibig Sabihin ng Botong “HINDI”: Kapag bumoto kayo ng “hindi,” ayaw ninyong gawin ang mga pagbabagong ito.

Pahayag ng Controller (Tagapamahala ng Pinansiya) Tungkol sa "C"

Naglabas na ang Controller ng Lungsod na si Ben Rosenfield ng sumusunod na pahayag tungkol sa magiging epekto sa pinansiya ng Proposisyon C:

Sa aking opinyon, sakaling aprubahan ng mga botante ang iminumungkahing pag-amyenda sa Tsarter, magkakaroon ito ng kakaunting epekto sa gastos ng gobyerno.

Lilikha ang mungkahing pag-amyenda sa Tsarter ng Homelessness Oversight Commission upang mapangasiwaan ang Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). Magtatalaga ang Komisyon ng mga miyembro ng Local Homeless Coordinating Board at Shelter Monitoring Committee (Tagasubaybay na Komite sa mga Masisilungan). Ang Oversight Committee (Tagapangasiwang Komite) ng Our City, Our Home (Ang Ating Lungsod, Ang Ating Tahanan) ang magpapayo sa Komisyon ukol sa pamamahala ng pondo ng Our City, Our Home.

Kasama sa mga tungkulin ng Komisyon ang pagrerepaso at pag-aapruba sa badyet ng HSH, pagbuo ng mga tunguhing naaayon sa mga layunin ng Lungsod at ng County, at pagdaraos ng mga pagdinig at pagkuha ng mga testimonya. Maaaring magsagawa ang Komisyon ng pampublikong edukasyon at pag-abot sa nakararami ukol sa mga programa at usaping kaugnay ng kawalan ng tahanan. Ang taunang suweldo at gastos para sa mga operasyon ng Komisyon ay humigit-kumulang $350,000.

Tutukuyin ng mungkahing pag-amyenda sa Tsarter na kailangang mai-audit ng Controller ang mga serbisyong may kaugnayan sa kawalan ng tahanan. Tandaan na papalitan ng mungkahing pag-amyenda ang mga tungkulin ng Controller’s Office (Opisina ng Tagapamahala ng Pinansiya), na siyang naghanda ng pahayag na ito.

Kung Paano Napunta sa Balota ang "C"

Noong Hulyo 19, 2022, bumoto ang Board of Supervisors ng 11 sa 0 upang mailagay ang Proposisyon C sa balota. Bumoto ang mga Superbisor ayon sa sumusunod:

Oo: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton.

Hindi: Wala.

Kailangan ng panukalang-batas na ito ng 50%+1 botong oo para maipasa.

Argumento ng May-Panukala na Pabor sa Proposisyon C

Ang Pagkakaroon ng Pananagutan ukol sa Kawalan ng Tahanan ay Nagsisimula na Ngayon!

Noong 2016, nilikha ng gobyerno ng lungsod ang Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (Departamento para sa Kawalan ng Tahanan at Pabahay na Nagbibigay ng Suporta) upang matulungan ang mga tao na walang tahanan na makahanap ng permanenteng pabahay at makonekta ang mga indibidwal at pamilya sa kritikal na mga serbisyong nagbibigay ng suporta.

Noong 2017, may nabilang na 6,858 indibidwal na walang tahanan sa Point-in-Time Count (Hindi Nauulit na Pagbibilang sa Iisang Gabi). Ngayon, sinasabi ng parehong ulat na mayroon nang 7,754—na pagtaas na 13%.

Higit pa sa doble ang naging badyet ng departamento, mula $250 milyon sa Fiscal Year (taon ayon sa pagpaplano para sa badyet) 2017-2018 tungo sa $672 milyon ngayong 2022-2023, kasama na ang pagpopondong Proposisyon C na mula noong 2018. Gayon pa man, naging mas malala pa ang mga kondisyon para sa maraming indibidwal.

Noong 2022, isinaad ng Civil Grand Jury (Pinakamataas na Hukom Sibil) ng San Francisco na “hindi nag-iisa ang Hukom Sibil sa pag-aalala nito na kulang ang ika-walong pinakamalaking departamento ng gobyerno ng komprehensibong pamamahala mula sa labas.”

Walang itinatakda ang Tsarter ukol sa pag-o-audit ng Controller (Tagapamahala ng Pinansiya) sa paggasta o pagganap ng departamento. Maraming desisyon ang ginagawa nang walang pagbibigay-opinyon ng komunidad, ng pampublikong pagdinig, o ng independiyenteng pagrerepaso.

Upang mawakasan ang kawalan ng tahanan, kailangan nating matiyak na epektibong naggagasta ang bawat dolyar mula sa pederal, pang-estado, at lokal na mga gobyerno. Iyan mismo ang gagawin ng Proposisyon C. Ang panukalang-batas ang:

Magtitiyak na i-o-audit ng Controller ng Lungsod ang mga serbisyo para sa walang tahanan;

Magtatatag ng Komisyon na magsasagawa ng mga pampublikong pagdinig at mag-iimbestiga sa mga aktibidad ng departamento; at

Magtatakda sa Komisyon na magkaroon ng malilinaw na tunguhin para sa tagumpay.

Titiyakin ng Komisyon na ang mahahalagang desisyon ukol sa polisiya, badyet, at pangongontrata ay ibinubunsod ng datos at ginagawa nang nakikita ng lahat.

Magtatalaga ang Mayor at ang Board of Supervisors (Lupon ng mga Superbisor) ng mga komisyoner na kailangang matugunan ang mahihigpit na kuwalipikasyon at maaaprubahan lamang sila matapos ang pampublikong pagdinig at pagboto.

Ang pagboto ng Oo sa Proposisyon C ay makabuluhang hakbang upang makapagbigay ng napakahalagang pangangasiwa at pananagutan sa kasalukuyang pederal, pang-estado, at lokal na mga programa para sa walang tahanan, nang hindi nagtataas ng buwis.

Pakisamahan kami sa pagboto ng Oo sa Proposisyon C.

Superbisor Ahsha Safaí

Miyembro ng Asembleya Matt Haney

Presidente ng Board of Supervisors Shamann Walton

Superbisor Catherine Stefani

Superbisor Aaron Peskin

Superbisor Gordon Mar

Superbisor Dean Preston

Superbisor Matt Dorsey

Superbisor Myrna Melgar

Superbisor Rafael Mandelman

Superbisor Hillary Ronen

Ang mga argumento ay opinyon ng mga awtor at hindi siniyasat ng anumang opisyal na ahensiya para sa kawastuhan. Inilimbag ang mga argumento ayon sa pagkakasumite. Hindi iwinasto ang maling spelling o grammar.

Sagot sa Argumento ng May-Panukala na Pabor sa Proposisyon C

Walang Isinumiteng Sagot o Argumento ng Katunggali Laban sa Proposisyon C

May Bayad na Argumentong PABOR sa Proposisyon C

Walang May Bayad na Argumento NA PABOR sa Proposisyon C

May Bayad na Pangangatwiran na KONTRA sa Proposisyon C

May Bayad na Argumento na LABAN sa Proposisyon C

BUMOTO NG HINDI sa C

Pinananatiling nake-empleyo ng ating magkakakonektang mga pangkat ng non-profit para sa walang tahanan ang kanilang mga kawani, gamit ang walang katapusang pagpopondo, pero walang resulta sa mga kalye.

Hindi nagkakaroon ng higit na kabukasan sa pagsisiyat nang dahil sa mga burukrasya. Mapupunta ang mga katungkulan sa komisyon na ito sa industriyal na magkakakonektang mga pangkat para sa homeless, na mapanlillang na gagawing katanggap-tanggap lamang ang kawalan ng pananagutan ng mga organisasyong non-profit.

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Legal Text

Describing and setting forth a proposal to the voters at an election to be held on November 8, 2022, to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to create the Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and services, where such criteria are required as a condition of funding; to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to provide that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, to require the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the Shelter Monitoring Committee to advise the Commission, and to require the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee to advise the Commission and the Health Commission, in addition to advising the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund and on monies appropriated from the Fund; and to specify that services relating to homelessness are subject to audit by the Controller.

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Section 1. The Board of Supervisors hereby submits to the qualified voters of the City and County, at an election to be held on November 8, 2022, a proposal to amend the Charter of the City and County by adding Section 4.133 to Article IV, and amending Section F1.101 of Appendix F, to read as follows:

SEC. 4.133. HOMELESSNESS OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

(a) There shall be a Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“Department”), or any successor agency. The Department shall, to the extent prescribed by ordinance, manage and direct housing, programs, and services for persons experiencing homelessness in the City, including, but not limited to, street outreach, homeless shelters, transitional housing, homelessness prevention, and permanent supportive housing.

(b) The Commission shall consist of seven members, appointed as follows:

(1) Seats 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors. Each nomination of the Mayor shall be subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days of the date the Clerk of the Board receives notice of the nomination from the Mayor. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within those 60 days, the nominee shall be deemed approved. The appointment shall become effective on the date the Board adopts a motion approving the nomination or on the 61st day after the Clerk of the Board receives notice of the nomination, whichever is earlier. Seat 1 shall be held by a person who has personally experienced homelessness. Seat 2 shall be held by a person with significant experience providing services to or engaging in advocacy on behalf of persons experiencing homelessness. Seat 3 shall be held by a person with expertise in mental health service delivery or substance use treatment. Seat 4 shall be held by a person with a record of participation in a merchants’ or small business association, or neighborhood association. In addition to the aforementioned qualifications, at least one of the Mayor’s appointees shall have experience in budgeting, finance, and auditing.

(2) Seats 5, 6, and 7 shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Seat 5 shall be held by a person who has personally experienced homelessness. Seat 6 shall be held by a person with significant experience providing services to or engaging in advocacy on behalf of persons experiencing homelessness. Seat 7 shall be held by a person with significant experience working with homeless families with children and/or homeless youth.

(3) Section 4.101 shall apply to these appointments, with a particular emphasis on diversity in ethnicity, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and types of disabilities.

(c) Commission members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing authorities and may be removed by their appointing authorities at any time. Vacancies shall be filled by the respective appointing authorities as prescribed in subsections (b)(1) and (2).

(d) Commissioners shall serve four-year terms, beginning at noon on May 1, 2023; provided, however, the term of the initial appointees in Seats 1, 4, and 6 shall be a two-year term, expiring at noon on May 1, 2025.

(e) The Commission shall elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, and officers for other such positions, if any, that it chooses to create.

(f) The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) With respect to the Department, the Commission shall exercise all of the powers and duties of boards and commissions as set forth in Sections 4.102, 4.103, and 4.104, including but not limited to, approving applicable departmental budgets, formulating annual and long-term goals consistent with the overall objectives of the City and County, establishing departmental performance standards, holding hearings and taking testimony, conducting public education and outreach concerning programs and services for homeless persons in San Francisco, and issues concerning homelessness, and conducting performance audits of the Department to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department’s delivery of services to persons experiencing homelessness and persons participating in programs overseen by the Department, and the extent to which the Department has met the annual goals and performance standards established by the Commission.

(2) Notwithstanding the Commission’s authority to review and set policies, the Commission shall not have the authority to approve, disapprove, or modify criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and/or services operated or provided by the Department, where such criteria are required as a condition of the receipt of state or federal funding.

(g) The Mayor and the Board of Supervisors shall make their initial appointments to Seats 1-7, respectively, on the Commission by no later than noon, March 1, 2023. The Commission shall come into existence upon the appointment, and confirmation where required, of four members, or at noon on May 1, 2023, whichever is later. The Commission shall have its inaugural meeting within 30 days of its coming into existence.

(h) By no later than May 1, 2023, the City shall enact an ordinance that:

(1) Amends Article XXXI of Chapter 5 of the Administrative Code, to provide that the Commission shall appoint all members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board (“LHCB”) and that the LHCB’s sole duties shall be to serve as the Continuum of Care governing body and to advise the Commission on issues relating to the City’s participation in the Continuum of Care program. This subsection (h)(1) shall not preclude the City by ordinance from amending said Article XXXI in a manner that is not inconsistent with this subsection or as necessary to comply with federal requirements relating to the Continuum of Care.

(2) Amends Article XII of Chapter 20 of the Administrative Code, to provide that the Shelter Monitoring Committee shall advise the Commission in lieu of advising the LHCB. This subsection (h)(2) shall not preclude the City by ordinance from amending said Article XII in a manner that is not inconsistent with this subsection.

(3) Amends Article XLI of Chapter 5 of the Administrative Code and Section 2810 of Article 28 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, to provide that the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee (“Oversight Committee”) shall advise and make recommendations to the Commission and the Health Commission, in addition to advising and making recommendations to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund (“Fund”) and on monies appropriated from the Fund, which monies are subject to the City budget approval process set forth in Article IX of the Charter, and to provide that the needs assessment conducted by the Oversight Committee shall inform the Department’s strategic planning process. This subsection (h)(3) shall not preclude the City by ordinance from amending said Article XLI and said Section 2810 in a manner that is not inconsistent with this subsection, Section 2811 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Articles XIIIA and XIIIC of the California Constitution, as may be amended from time to time.

(i) The references in subsection (h) to the LHCB, Shelter Monitoring Committee, and Oversight Committee do not change their character as bodies created by ordinance. Accordingly, they are not subject to provisions in the Charter or Municipal Code that apply exclusively to bodies enumerated in the Charter or created by the Charter, including but not limited to Charter Sections 4.101.1 and 4.101.5.

(j) Within one year of the effective date of the ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors in compliance with subsection (h), the City Attorney shall cause subsections (h)-(j) of this Section 4.133 to be removed from the Charter.

F1.101. CITY SERVICES AUDITOR; SERVICES AUDIT UNIT.

(a) In addition to the other duties prescribed by this Charter, the Controller shall perform the duties of a City Services Auditor, responsible for monitoring the level and effectiveness of services provided by the government of the City and County of San Francisco to the people of San Francisco. The City Services Auditor shall establish and maintain a Services Audit Unit in the Controller’s Office to ensure the financial integrity and improve the overall performance and efficiency of City government. The Services Audit Unit shall review performance and cost benchmarks developed by City departments in consultation with the Controller and based on their departmental efficiency plans under Chapter 88 of the Administrative Code, and conduct comparisons of the cost and performance of San Francisco City government with other cities, counties, and public agencies performing similar functions. In particular, the Services Audit Unit shall assess:

(1) Measures of workload addressing the level of service being provided or providing an assessment of need for a service;

(2) Measures of efficiency including cost per unit of service provided, cost per unit of output, or the units of service provided per full time equivalent position; and

(3) Measures of effectiveness including the quality of service provided, citizen perceptions of quality, and the extent a service meets the needs for which it was created.

(b) The service areas for which data is collected and comparisons conducted shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) The cleanliness and condition of streets, sidewalks, and the urban environment and landscape;

(2) The performance of other public works and government-controlled public utilities, including water and clean water programs;

(3) Parks, cultural, and recreational facilities;

(4) Transportation, as measured by the standards set out in Charter Section 8A.103, provided, however, that primary responsibility for such assessment shall continue to be exercised by the Municipal Transportation Agency pursuant to Charter Section 8A.100 et seq.;

(5) The criminal justice system, including the Police Department, Juvenile and Adult Probation Departments, Sheriff, District Attorney, and Public Defender;

(6) Fire and paramedic services;

(7) Public health, and human services, and services relating to homelessness;

(8) City management; and,

(9) Human resources functions, including personnel and labor relations.

(c) The information obtained using the service measurement standards set forth above shall be compiled on at least an annual basis, and the results of such benchmark studies, as well as comparative data, shall be available on the City’s website.

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