The Stayton City Council has formed a Homeless Task Force. This group is working together to:
- Evaluate existing homeless conditions
- Identify and evaluate options for addressing homelessness in the community which includes at minimum, the following:
- Review of existing rules and regulations to ensure it is in line with HB 3115/ORS 195.530
- Determination of whether to develop locational and exclusion standards for certain times or certain places within the community for people to sleep, sit, or lay down
- Recommendations and considerations of community specific resources and actions to support people who are homeless to obtain shelter and housing
The Task Force meets the second Monday of each month at the Stayton Community Center. Members of Task Force consist of:
- 4 Stayton Business Representatives
- 6 Stayton Resident Representatives
- 2 City Council members
- North Santiam Service Integration Team
- The Arches Project - Homeless Outreach