Mayor directs Council Bluffs staff to scale back homeless coordination

Council Bluffs Mayor Jill Shudak is directing city employees to scale back their work with other departments and organizations on homelessness efforts, following the city council’s rejection of her proposal to hire a homeless coordinator.

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CB mayor scales back homelessness work after council vote

Shudak had proposed using money from the Iowa West Foundation to cover the cost of hiring a homeless coordinator to work with nonprofits, city departments, and other cities — including Omaha — to help people experiencing homelessness and improve neighborhoods.

After some council members balked at the proposed six-figure salary, the council could not find a compromise and voted down the measure…

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