San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. XXXI Local Homeless Coordinating Board

Sec. 5.31-1. Creation of Local Homeless Coordinating Board. Sec. 5.31-2. Membership. Sec. 5.31-3. Duties. Sec. 5.31-4. Meetings and Procedures. Sec. 5.31-5. Continued Existence.

Editor's Note: See also Sec. 2A.410, "Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing."

The Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the Local Homeless Coordinating Board (the “Coordinating Board”) of the City and County of San Francisco as an Advisory Body as defined in Section 5.1-1. (Added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

The Coordinating Board shall be comprised of 11 members, appointed by the Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) as follows: (a) Seat 1 shall be held by a homeless or formerly homeless person. (b) Seats 2 through 11 shall be held by people who represent relevant organizations or projects serving one or more homeless subpopulations in San Francisco, as the terms “relevant organizations” and “homeless subpopulations” are used in 42 C.F.R. Section 578.5(b), as it may be amended from time to time. For purposes of this subsection (b) regarding Seats 2 through 11, any Board member may represent the interests of more than one relevant organization or homeless subpopulation. (c) When appointing members to the Coordinating Board, the Commission shall strive to ensure that the Coordinating Board represents a broad diversity of the relevant organizations and homeless subpopulations defined in subsection (b). The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing shall maintain on its website a list of all of the categories of relevant organizations and homeless subpopulations defined by federal law and regulations or used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) in its Continuum of Care Application, and shall provide such list to the Commission before appointment of a new member to a vacant seat. At the time of appointment, the Commission shall identify the relevant organization or homeless subpopulation(s) represented by the appointee. (d) Members of the Coordinating Board may not serve on any other City body that advises on issues relating to homelessness, including but not limited to the Commission, during their term(s) on the Coordinating Board. (Added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 23-23, File No. 221246, App. 2/23/2023, Eff. 3/26/2023; Ord. 35-23, File No.

230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

The Coordinating Board shall perform the following functions: (a) Serve as the Continuum of Care governing body in accordance with applicable HUD rules and regulations, including but not limited to 24 CFR Part 578 et seq., as amended. The Coordinating Board shall adopt, and all members shall abide by, a written conflict of interest policy that complies with 24 CFR Section 578.95(b), as amended. (b) Advise the Commission on issues relating to the City’s participation in the Continuum of Care program. (Added as Sec. 5.31-4 by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 23-23, File No. 221246, App. 2/23/2023, Eff. 3/26/2023; Ord. 35-23, File No. 230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; redesignated by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026) (Former Sec. 5.31-3 added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 23-23, File No. 221246, App. 2/23/2023, Eff. 3/26/2023; Ord. 35-23, File No. 230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; repealed by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

The Coordinating Board shall hold a meeting not less than once every four months. (Added as Sec. 5.31-5 by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 23-23, File No. 221246, App. 2/23/2023, Eff. 3/26/2023; Ord. 35-23, File No. 230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; amended and redesignated by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026) (Former Sec. 5.31-4 added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 23-23, File No. 221246, App. 2/23/2023, Eff. 3/26/2023; Ord. 35-23, File No. 230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; redesignated as Sec. 5.31-3 by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

The Board of Supervisors intends the Coordinating Board to last until the enactment of an ordinance removing this Article XXXI from the Administrative Code. Notwithstanding Rule 2.21 of the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, which provides that advisory bodies created by the Board should sunset within three years, the Board of Supervisors intends the Coordinating Board to exist for longer than three years. (Added as Sec. 5.31-6 by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; redesignated by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026) (Former Sec. 5.31-5 added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; amended by Ord. 35-23, File No. 230125, App. 3/17/2023, Eff. 4/17/2023; redesignated as Sec. 5.31-4 by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

(Added by Ord. 116-16, File No. 160638, App. 6/29/2016, Eff. 7/29/2016; redesignated as Sec. 5.31-5 by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)