The Dunedin City Council will consider options on a homeless outreach service at a closed-door meeting today.
In November, councillors committed to establishing and funding a housing outreach service, and narrowly voted to seek expressions of interest from community providers to deliver the service.
Proposals will be compared with a council in-house model before a decision on the preferred approach.
When asked, a council spokesman did not say if a decision to pursue an internal or external model was expected at today’s extraordinary council meeting.
Expressions of interest closed in January and the council’s forward work programme indicated the decision would be made at today’s policy and planning committee meeting.
However, following comments from Mayor Sophie Barker and after reviewing delegations and November’s decision, staff determined the matter needed to be considered at a full council meeting, the spokesman said.
It would have been discussed in non-public regardless, he said.
The expressions-of-interest terms included an initial three-year service beginning this month, performance measures, community outcomes and annual reporting requirements.
