# General Issues Committee approves Jurisdictional Scan on Emergency Shelter Access and Inter-Municipal Coordination 14-0

The motion carried 14 to 0, with 2 absent at the Wednesday, July 8, 2026 meeting.

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## Record

Meeting: General Issues Committee
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 14-0

## Report

General Issues Committee voted 14 to 0, with 2 absent on Jurisdictional Scan on Emergency Shelter Access and Inter-Municipal Coordination at its Wednesday, July 8, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Jurisdictional Scan on Emergency Shelter Access and Inter-Municipal Coordination (City Wide) (A. Wilson/Kroetsch) That Report HSC26041, dated July 8, 2026, respecting Jurisdictional Scan on Emergency Shelter Access and Inter-Municipal Coordination (City Wide), be received and the following recommendation be approved: (a) That staff be directed to continue strengthening existing diversion practices and inter-municipal coordination to support people seeking emergency shelter access in Hamilton with safe and appropriate alternatives, and that a residency-based eligibility policy for shelter access not be implemented at this time.
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=501063) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Amended by Council on July 15, 2026 - GIC Minutes 26-010 July 8, 2026: General Issues Committee, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=501063
[2] General Issues Committee, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f8701c08-13c8-4bad-85ca-080885b406f5&lang=English