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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
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Gregory Dill
County Administrator
May 11, 2023
Greetings Washtenaw,
Here is an update on how Washtenaw County is addressing housing and homelessness, particularly as related to emergency family sheltering.
This year marks the first year of our Emergency Family Hoteling Program. It began on January 1, 2023, and was designed to run through April 1, 2023. That date has been extended and additional resources have been dedicated to addressing the crisis.
Currently:
- Families have been notified that their stays are extended (no definite end-date).
- Operation of the Emergency Family Shelter program has transition to the Office of Community and Economic Development.
- The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners allocated $3M to help address emergency sheltering, provide rental assistance and eviction prevention services. That framework is currently being developed and will be shared at a future BOC meeting.
- Future families (after April 1) will have to have received a family assessment through HAWC system (currently SOS) to access hotel sheltering.
- We have not determined an end-date to the current Emergency Family Hotel Program.
In the meantime, County Administration continues to work closely with the Board of Commissioners and community partner agencies to develop a sustainable framework that will address long-term housing needs in Washtenaw County.
Until next time...
Best,
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Andrew DeLeeuw
Interim Deputy County AdministratorPhone: 734-222-6824 (o)
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Crystal S. Campbell
Public Information OfficerPhone: 734-222-3579 (o)
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Ashley Hall
BOC Communication and Operations Manager
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Carmen Coronado
(Temp) Executive Assistant to the County Administrator
County Administration
Physical Address
220 N Main
Ann Arbor, MI 48107Mailing Address
P.O. Box 8645
Ann Arbor, MI 48107Phone: 734-222-6850Fax: 734-222-9563
What is a County Administrator?
(From the National Association of Counties (NACO)
"Counties are responsible for providing core services such as human services, criminal justice, public welfare and infrastructure, to communities of all sizes across America. Counties are able to provide a vast array of services through the work of 3.3 million employees.
To help with the increasing complexity of county activities and the range of responsibilities, many county boards appoint county administrators... Most often, county administrators implement the board’s policy, run the daily operations of the county and prepare the annual budget. "
Updated Structure of County Administration
In December of 2022, the Board of Commissioners approved a restructuring of County Administration (Res. # 22-251). The goals and priorities of the restructuring are as follows:
1. To increase capacity for the office to engage and respond to County departments.
2. To streamline existing responsibilities for several members of the existing county leadership team.
3. To ensure the sustainability and resilience of County administration by improving service delivery in accordance with our organizational values.
I am excited to share the updated organizational chart of Washtenaw County Administration. This chart represents the updated leadership structure of our organization. There are still some roles to be filled, but I am pleased with the updated configuration. It provides I and my Executive Leadership Team the capacity to focus on providing support, access, communication and service to the whole of the organization.