NY 520

Franklin & Essex Counties Continuum of Care

FEHC Committees
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Governance Committee

Description:

A Governance Committee comprised of at least 3 members appointed by the Board of Directors shall develop and present a slate of candidates for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting, shall conduct reviews of and recommend, as needed, actions to be taken with respect to these bylaws and governance charter related issues, shall ensure compliance with HUD requirements regarding membership and Board of Directors composition. This committee will also be responsible for reviewing and approving letters supporting agency housing grants using the guidelines in the letter of support Policy and Procedure

Coordinated Entry Committee

The Coordinated Entry Committee is a policy-based committee that works to design and implement HUD requirements and community priorities for the CoC’s Coordinated Entry System. The Coordinated committee meets regularly to review applications, case conference, and make referrals for housing opportunities within the CoC.

Systems Committee

Description:

This committee will focus on creating a plan to facilitate communication between systems of care to streamline discharge protocol and avoid discharging clients into homelessness. The systems committee will collaborate with corrections, foster care, and behavioral health/primary healthcare. In addition, the committee will identify emergency and permanent homeless housing needs in the community, assess best practices in addressing these needs, and push forward action items to increase the amount of and access to appropriate emergency and permanent housing for persons who are homeless.

Operations Committee

Shall review and prepare plans and recommendations for review and approval by the Board of Directors. The Committee will also carry out action plans approved by the Board of Directors with respect to HUD related tasks, including those related to:

  • Rank and Review of funded agencies and the funding application
  • Point In Time annual survey of homelessness
  • Monitoring performance of funded agencies
  • HMIS data review

The committee shall also carry out action plans approved by the Board of Directors with respect to community wide data including but not limited to HMIS, PIT, and school districts data to identify needs, trends, gaps, and emerging issues, the designation of the HMIS and oversight of the operation of the HMIS.

 

Facilitation Training: Session 2

Facilitation Training: Session 1

Members of the Board

Alan Jones
Jessica Boaco
Janelle Reome
Mary Jo Terrance
Nathan Cox
Sarah Martin
Terri Morse
Tiana Barten

CoC Board 101 3-Part Series Below

Session 1: Purpose and Authority of the CoC Board

Session 2: Board Composition and Process

Session 3: Board Selection & Officers

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