Fresno County Seeks Role Managing Regional Homeless Services System
At its Nov. 4, 2025 meeting the Fresno County Board of Supervisors authorized the County Administrative Officer to submit a letter of interest for the county to serve as the Management Entity for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care under the federal HUD Continuum of Care program. The board also opened a first hearing on probation fee changes that will require a second hearing for adoption and approved salary resolution amendments with effective dates tied to terms beginning in 2027, decisions that could affect local service delivery and county finances.
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The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4, 2025 took a series of administrative and policy steps that could reshape how homelessness services are coordinated across Fresno and Madera counties, while also advancing internal fiscal and personnel policy changes. The most consequential move was the board approving and authorizing the County Administrative Officer to submit a letter of interest for the county to serve as the Management Entity for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care program. That role would shift day to day coordinated entry oversight and associated responsibilities to the county.
The board also conducted the first hearing to amend the County Master Schedule of Fees related to probation. That hearing will continue and requires a second hearing before any fee changes can be adopted. Separately supervisors adopted salary resolution amendments that adjust settings for elected official salaries and make other technical salary adjustments, with effective dates tied to terms beginning in 2027 and additional technical changes noted in the agenda.
The Management Entity designation carries operational and fiscal responsibilities that could alter how local nonprofit providers, service agencies, and county departments work together to serve people experiencing homelessness. The Continuum of Care program is a federal framework intended to coordinate housing and services, and a county managed approach could centralize intake and referral systems, data collection, and performance oversight. For Fresno County residents the change may mean more direct county control over where federal funds are prioritized, and potential changes in client access points and service coordination.
The probation fee hearing affects residents with court supervision, and any eventual fee adjustments could influence the costs associated with probation services and the county revenue stream that supports those programs. The salary amendments touch on governance and transparency, since they set compensation parameters for elected officials with timelines that reach into the next term cycle.
Meeting records show the FMCoC letter of interest item and other consent and hearing items accompanied by staff reports and videos. Those materials offer detail on the county rationale and the technical changes under consideration for fees and salaries. Supervisors will return to the probation schedule of fees for a second hearing before any final vote.
As these administrative shifts proceed residents and community organizations that work on homelessness response, criminal justice issues, and county governance will be watching how the county balances expanded management responsibilities with collaboration among existing service providers and fiscal constraints.
