Council of Governments governance dispute
Summary
Commissioners Nowicki and Latvala said the COC chair removed members, including a housing authority representative and commissioners from Largo and Clearwater, based on disputed attendance records, and asked staff to study whether the county could absorb HUD-related functions.
At a glance
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Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $450,000 in two federal funding pots tied to the COC's administrative match is at issue.
County residents if homeless services coordination is streamlined and depoliticized.
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