OCOH Oversight Committee's Budget Recommendations for FY24-25 & FY25-26

At the December 8, 2023 OCOH Special Meeting, the Budget Analysis Division of the Controller's Office provided updated revenue forecast for the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax in the presentation linked here. 

The Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee revisited the priorities and values in the context of the Homelessness Gross Receipts (HGR) Tax Forecast. The Committee established a timeline for FY25 and FY26 budget recommendations. The Controller's Office presentation covering these topics can be found here. 

The Committee also approved a set of recommendations specifying uses for the unallocated Youth Housing funds. These recommendations can be found in the memorandum issued to Mayor Breed and the Board of Supervisors on March 14, 2024: ​​OCOH Oversight Committee Recommendations regarding Transitional Aged Youth (Youth) Housing Funds​
 

Notes from the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee's Liaison Meetings with City departments. At these meetings, City departments provided updates on current-year implementation of OCOH programs. This was the first in a series of Liaison meetings in the Committee's process to make FY24-25 budget recommendations.

• Homelessness Prevention, February 12, 2024
• Mental Health, February 14, 2024
• Permanent Housing, February 12, 2024
• Shelter & Housing, February 15, 2024

At its February meeting the OCOH Oversight Committee received mid-year reporting on FY23-24 spending and program implementation. Mid-year reporting supports the Committee's role in fund oversight for the current year, and provides information that can be useful in developing budget recommendations for FY24-25.

• Controller's Office Mid-Year Fiscal Report on OCOH Fund 
• Department of Public Health Mid-Year Implementation Update on OCOH Funded Mental Health Programs 
• Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Mid-Year Implementation Update on OCOH Funded Housing, Shelter & Hygiene, and Homelessness Prevention Programs
• Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development Mid-Year Implementation Update on OCOH Funded Homelessness Prevention and Permanent Housing Programs

Notes from the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee's Liaison Meetings with City departments. The second in the series of OCOH Liaison meetings with City Departments. At the second meeting, Liaisons present a draft of their priorities for the upcoming budget recommendations.

• Homelessness Prevention, March 18, 2024
• Mental Health, March 19, 2024
• Permanent Housing, March 19, 2024
• Shelter & Hygiene, March 21, 2024

On March 28, 2024, an informational session was held where Departments shared their Mayor phase budget proposals:

• Controller’s Office provides update on the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - 3rd quarter revenue review 
• HSH and DPH present OCOH Mayor's Budget Proposal to Committee

At the April 25, 2024 meeting of the OCOH Oversight Committee:

• Committee discusses and approves recommendations for FY24-25 and FY25-26 budget
  • The final, approved recommendations are summarized in the memorandum linked here: Budget Recommendations for FY25 and FY26 
• Committee recalls TAY Housing Fund Allocation Proposal from the February 8, 2024 special meeting 
  • Committee re-votes on TAY Housing Spending Proposal