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Understanding the Budget, Part 3: Human Services Department

On 10/10/2016 By Kevin Schofield In budget, human services

The Human Services Department, often referred to as HSD, is one of the largest departments in the city with 325 full-time employees and a proposed 2017 budget of $156.7 million. Where does the money come from, and where does it all go?

Bagshaw gives Human Services Department a long leash — too long

On 03/19/2016 By Kevin Schofield In committee, homeless, human services

Yesterday we saw the Parks Department leadership demonstrate that they haven’t yet built a strong working relationship with the Council committee that provides oversight to their work, and how that can go wrong. Today we saw what happens when a department — in this case, the Human Services Department — builds a relationship that is close and comfortable. Too comfortable.