DATE: February 10, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment and Budget Resolutions - Office of Housing and Homelessness
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Housing and Homelessness Division Manager and one Program Technician I/II - confidential to the Office of Housing and Homelessness Org 5428, and transferring five Staff Analyst I/II/III positions and one Senior Staff Analyst position from Department of Social Services Org 5610 to the Office of Housing and Homelessness Org 5428, effective February 16, 2026, as reflected in Appendix “C”;
2. Adopt Budget Resolution establishing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Office of Housing and Homelessness Org 5428 in the amount of $5,251,402 (4/5 vote);
3. Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2025-26 the County Administrative Office Org 0120 appropriations in the amount of $76,546 and estimated revenues in the amount of $44,417 (4/5 vote);
4. Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Social Services Org 5610 in the amount of $4,846,051 (4/5 vote); and
5. Adopt Budget Resolution establishing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Collaborative Applicant Housing and Urban Development Org 0128 in the amount of $680,105 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of recommended actions one and two will add one Housing and Homelessness Division Manager and one Program Technician I/II - confidential, and transfer five Staff Analyst and one Senior Staff Analyst positions to the Office of Housing and Homelessness (OHH) Org 5428. The total number of positions within the OHH will increase by two to a total of nine. Approval of the remaining recommended actions will adopt budget resolutions to account for the costs associated with the added positions and transfers in FY 2025-26. The recommended budget resolutions are necessary to provide the budgetary tools necessary for the new OHH position classifications with an increase to the overall budgeted appropriations and estimated revenues due to the additional administrative oversight functions and roles of the OHH for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) of Collaborative and Management Entity. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended actions, the transfer of operational management for the programs within the OHH would remain with the Department of Social Services and/or the existing table of positions would remain unchanged and will not allow the OHH to add additional positions to implement housing and homelessness programs throughout the County of Fresno efficiently.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in NCC associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the second through fifth recommended actions will establish appropriations and estimated revenues for the OHH Org 5428 in the amount of $5,251,402; decrease CAO Org 0120 appropriations in the amount of $76,546 and estimated revenues in in the amount of $44,417; decrease appropriations and estimated revenues in DSS Org 5610 in the amount of $4,846,051; and increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the Collaborative Applicant HUD Org 0128 in the amount of $680,105.
DISCUSSION:
On April 22, 2025, your Board approved staff’s recommendation to have the County of Fresno, through the CAO, assume the function of the Collaborative Applicant (CA) on behalf of the FMCoC, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required regional homelessness response role.
On November 4, 2025, your Board approved staff’s recommendation to have the County of Fresno, through the CAO, assume the function of the Management Entity (ME) on behalf of the FMCoC, another HUD required regional homelessness response role.
On November 18, 2025, the Board of Supervisors authorized the creation of the OHH which took operational control of identified housing and homelessness programs in DSS. This action ensured a focused vision on the County’s efforts to end homelessness that is directly guided by the Board of Supervisors. It also allowed for more consistent decision making in alignment with the Board’s priorities on homelessness response.
Approval of the recommended actions will:
• Complete the official transfer of identified housing and homelessness programs and associated assigned staff to the OHH under the County Administrative Office.
• Create a distinct classification for the leadership of the OHH functions.
• Add a position of a Program Technician I/II - confidential for administrative and budgetary support of the OHH.
• Transfer five (5) Staff Analyst and one (1) Senior Staff Analyst positions from the DSS Org 5610 to the OHH Org 5428.
• Authorize Budget Resolutions for FY 2025-26 that increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the OHH Org 5428 in the amount of $5,251,402; decrease CAO Org 0120 appropriations in the amount of $76,546 and estimated revenues in in the amount of $44,417; decrease appropriations and estimated revenues in DSS Org 5610 in the amount of $4,846,051; and increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the Collaborative Applicant HUD Org 0128 in the amount of $680,105.
The recommended appropriations and estimated revenues as well as the recommended staffing levels for the OHH are larger than the recommended decrease in and staff transfer from the DSS Org 5610 due to anticipated federal funding from HUD for the additional FMCoC oversight functions, CA and ME, which are new responsibilities of the County and had not previously been funded in any County of Fresno department or program.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #11, November 18, 2025
BAI #7, November 4, 2025
BAI #9, April 22, 2025
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Salary Resolution Amendment - Appendix “C”
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (5428)
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (0120)
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (5610)
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (0128)
CAO ANALYST:
Amina Flores-Becker