Homelessness in Oregon local government
What Oregon city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about homelessness — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
107 Oregon meetings since 2024 covered homelessness. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Oregon with the most homelessness activity
- Grants Pass, OR (16)
- Ashland, OR (8)
- Deschutes County, OR (8)
- Astoria, OR (8)
- Benton County, OR (7)
- Multnomah County, OR (7)
- Redmond, OR (6)
- Josephine County, OR (5)
- Yachats, OR (5)
- Lincoln County, OR (4)
- Dundee, OR (4)
- Eugene, OR (4)
Latest matching meetings
Joint meeting focuses on regional planning updates and homeless response strategies
The Benton County Board of Commissioners and Corvallis City Council will hold a joint work session. The agenda includes a 20-minute update on Corvallis Area Plans and a 90-minute discussion on homeless response. No votes or final decisions are scheduled, as the meeting consists primarily of informational presentations.
Committee to review affordable housing program and fee waivers
The Housing & Human Services Advisory Committee will discuss the City of Ashland's Affordable Housing Program and fee waivers, review metrics on homeless services, and check in on strategic goals and community resource events.
Commissioners discuss jail levy renewal and $1.2 million HR invoice
The Board of Commissioners will hold an administration workshop to review legal matters, personnel policies, and department business. The body is discussing a draft resolution and ballot title for the Jail & Juvenile Justice Levy renewal.
Commissioners to consider emergency funding for Domestic Violence Shelter
The Board of Commissioners will hold an administrative meeting with several action items. They will consider a Non-Union COLA, emergency funding for a Domestic Violence Shelter, and a Letter of Support for Project Landing Pad. The board will also hear a continued request from the Ross Ragland Theater regarding an Art…
Parks Committee to discuss art installation, shelter, e-vehicles
The Parks Advisory Committee holds a regular meeting on July 9, 2026. Action items include discussion of a possible Riverside Park art installation, an unhoused shelter update, and e-vehicle use on walkways. The committee also receives City Council updates and project reports.
Commissioners to discuss homeless shelter plan and Dodge Island Road bridge project
The Board of Commissioners will review a statewide shelter program community plan and a behavioral health organizational update. The body will also consider a right-of-way dedication for a bridge replacement project on Dodge Island Road.
Public hearing on vacation of County Market Road #2 loop
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a requested right-of-way vacation of an isolated loop of County Market Road #2. The board will also consider multiple agreements and contracts, including modifications to homeless services and dental services agreements, a commercial lease…
Board to fill commissioner vacancy, consider contracts and property sale
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will consider filling a vacancy in Position 2. The consent calendar includes the sale of Drift Creek Property, agreements for nursing student education, youth decoy operations, and an abandoned RV cleanup in Otis. A public hearing is scheduled but no details provided.
CHRO Board to hear updates on managed camps, rezone, safe stay area
The Coordinated Houseless Response Office (CHRO) Board will meet to receive updates on several houseless response efforts, including the Point-in-Time Count, a managed camp in Redmond and Deschutes County, a land use rezone request for the Gales Property, and a temporary safe stay area in Bend. The board will also…
County board to adopt FY2027 budgets for county and service districts
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings and consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2027 budgets for the county and several service districts, including law enforcement, 9-1-1, extension, and others. The board will also take action on contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a property…
Josephine County Budget Committee to review budgets and set tax rates
The Budget Committee will hear presentations from Public Health and the Animal Shelter. The body intends to vote on the county budget, tax rates, and officials' compensation. Separate sessions will address budgets and tax rates for the Law Enforcement Service District and the 4-H/Extension Service District.
Council to vote on ordinance targeting sleeping on sidewalks and public urination
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the approved FY'27 budget and discuss state revenue sharing. They will consider resolutions to adopt the budget, impose taxes, and receive state-shared revenues. Key action includes an ordinance amending multiple municipal code sections, including prohibitions on sleeping…
Council to adopt FY'27 budget and vote on ordinance regulating sleeping on sidewalks
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the approved FY'27 budget and consider resolutions to adopt the budget, impose taxes, and receive state-shared revenues. A key ordinance would amend multiple municipal code sections, including prohibitions on sleeping on sidewalks, public urination, and defecation. The…
Council to adopt $72.9M budget and vote on hospital street vacation
The Astoria City Council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget of $72,852,132, which sets a tax rate of $8.1738 per thousand and collects $642,975 for the library bond. Council will also conduct a public hearing on an ordinance to vacate portions of Franklin Avenue, 20th…
Council to vote on changes to authorized homeless resting sites
The City Council will hold public hearings on two reimbursement districts for stormwater infrastructure and a budget supplement. Council action includes a vote on altering authorized resting sites for homeless individuals and approving commercial activity with a fee waiver for the 4th of July event at Reinhart…
Council to consider changes to authorized resting sites
The Grants Pass City Council will hold public hearings on ordinances creating reimbursement districts for a stormwater pond and a development, and consider a resolution to supplement the FY'26 budget. The Council will also vote on a resolution authorizing changes to authorized resting sites and another approving…
Council adopts changes to authorized resting sites and stormwater district
The Grants Pass City Council adopted ordinances creating reimbursement districts for the Allen Creek Road stormwater pond and Consolidated Estates, and supplemented the FY'26 budget. It also approved a resolution authorizing changes to authorized resting sites and allowed commercial activity at Reinhart Volunteer Park…
Committee will discuss animal control levy and jail levy coordination
The Public Safety Advisory Committee will follow up on a recommendation for an animal control/shelter levy and consider coordinating with Josephine County on jail/juvenile justice levy renewal. They will also receive updates on state legislation (HB3115, SB48, Measure 110) and an initiative petition related to HB3115…
Council reviews homeless response, camping code amendment
The Astoria City Council will receive a presentation from Councilors Adams and Mazzarella with policy recommendations for the city's Homeless Response, including a draft ordinance to amend the Camping Code to adopt a shelter-first approach. The work session also covers proposals for a homeless liaison, dry storage…
City Council to review legal framework for camping ordinance
The Ashland City Council will hold a study session to discuss the legal framework for a camping ordinance. The session also covers addressing issues relating to the unhoused population of Ashland.
Health department grants, homeless count, and federal health updates on agenda
The Board of Commissioners will hold a department head meeting focused on health services and community health centers. Presentations include a federal update on community health centers, changes to the Oregon Health Plan, a Rural Health Transformation Grant, and results of the Point in Time Count for homeless…
Board discusses county administrator vacancy and homeless services update
At this goal-setting meeting, the Board of Commissioners will discuss several topics including a vacant county administrator position, an update from the Coordinated Homeless Response Office, and accessory dwelling units. They will also review the Benton Area Transit implementation plan and consider revising the…
County board holds budget work session on homeless services
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is conducting a budget work session for FY 2027, focusing on the Homeless Response System and the Homeless Services Department. Presenters will discuss funding and programs for these departments.
Emergency Preparedness Committee to review shelter protocols and 2-Week Ready Fair
The Emergency Preparedness Committee will discuss emergency shelter protocols and the 2-Week Ready Fair scheduled for October 3. The body will also review takeaways from an April 22 OEM webinar and workgroup requirements.
CHRO Board to review budget, funding impact, and strategic plan input
The Coordinated Houseless Response Office (CHRO) Board is meeting to review the budget, discuss a data quality improvement request, consider a land use rezone fee waiver request for the Sales Property, and hear a funding impact report. The meeting also includes a 30-minute input session on the Central Oregon Strategic…
County board to vote on ordinances, lease, and homeless camp relocations report
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting with action items including second readings of two ordinances, a lease agreement for the Sheriff's Office substation in Terrebonne, and a report on recent homeless camp relocations onto county-owned land in East Redmond. The board will also hear…
Council to review potential designated campsite locations across Astoria
The Astoria City Council will review potential designated campsite locations based on previously established criteria. Other regular agenda items include second reading and adoption of a sign code amendment, awarding a Community Resiliency Program grant to Col-Pac for a brewery wastewater feasibility study, approving…
Council retreat to set goals, discuss industrial park and homelessness
This is a special retreat session, not a regular business meeting. The council will hold goal-setting exercises and discuss policy topics including industrial park sites, economic development board direction, and homelessness combined with law enforcement. Infrastructure items such as Deschutes County roads and the…
Audit committee reviews sheriff transition and homelessness reports
The Deschutes County Audit Committee will meet to approve minutes from the February 13, 2026 meeting and receive updates on internal audits. The committee will review the Elected Sheriff Transition Follow-Up Report and hear status updates on homelessness, courthouse construction, and internal controls.
Commission will vote on revised youth advisor policy
The Redmond Human Services Commission will consider approving a revised youth advisor policy. Staff will present information on housing and homelessness to the council. Commissioners will discuss criteria for screening applications and receive a walkthrough of the Zengine online review system. The meeting will also…
Board to consider sanctuary county ordinance and resolution by emergency
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners will vote on an emergency sanctuary county ordinance and resolution (R.2, R.3), consent to the appointment of Nathaniel VerGow as Director of the Homeless Services Department (R.1), and receive the Library Bond Oversight Committee's annual report (R.4). The regular agenda…
Ashland City Council to discuss city hall repairs and winter shelter report
The City Council will meet to discuss city hall repairs, natural gas policy objectives, and an end-of-action report for winter and severe weather shelters. The body will also consider appointments for the Citizens' Budget Committee and other committees.
Emergency Preparedness Committee to review emergency shelter plans
The committee will review a draft and layout plan for an emergency shelter at the Commons Building. Members will also discuss storage needs and a newsletter article.
Committee to discuss animal shelter services and county levy
The Public Safety Advisory Committee will meet to discuss Josephine County Animal Shelter services and statistics affecting Grants Pass public safety departments, and consider an endorsement recommendation for a related county levy measure.
County to review Redmond encampment clearing, courthouse expansion
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will discuss clearing encampments from City of Redmond property at Desert Rise, receive updates on the courthouse expansion, and review February 2026 treasury and finance reports. They will also consider a Wallowa County wolf resolution and yard debris removal costs for…
Council considers loan for Wastewater Upper Plant Nitrification project
The City Council will review several resolutions including a loan for wastewater improvements and fees for temporary emergency shelters. The body will also discuss contracting for the reconstruction of Fire Station #74 and property acquisition for 181st Avenue safety improvements.
Council to seek public comment on designated homeless campsite
The council will hear a forest management update and approve routine consent items, including a $230,000 forest thinning project and a liquor license. A public hearing will consider amendments to the Downtown Parking District code. The council will also vote on a $48,452 emergency road repair contract, authorize an…
CHRO Board to vote on urgent homeless funding allocation
The Coordinated Homeless Response Office (CHRO) Board will vote on a funding allocation recommendation for urgent and immediate needs, receive a budget update, and hear a data dashboard and Point-in-Time update. The meeting includes public comments and board announcements.
Continued discussion on homeless response
The Astoria City Council will hold a work session to continue its discussion on the city's homeless response. No other business is scheduled. The meeting is accessible and will be live-streamed.
County moves toward new contested case procedures for health inspections
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a work session and directed staff to schedule a public hearing on a new code section establishing contested case procedures for public health and environmental health inspections and enforcement. The board also received updates on water conditions, a safe parking…