City extends Clutch Consulting contract to expand homeless management system support through 2026

The Oklahoma City Council approved an amendment to extend and expand the city’s contract with Clutch Consulting to support the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and coordinated entry functions.

City staff said the amendment increases Clutch’s capacity in 2025 to coach a new in‑house team that will operate HMIS and coordinated entry after those functions were transitioned from a partner agency. Jamie (last name not specified), who spoke to the item during the consent docket presentation, said Clutch will provide coaching, facilitative leadership and system modelling to improve data quality and referral efficiency.

The expanded 2025 work is intended to build the team’s skills and improve data‑driven decision making; the contract also extends services through the end of 2026 and includes deliverables such as a five‑year plan to guide future operations and an eventual transition plan to city staff and partners.

The presentation noted the amendment is funded in part by donations identified in the agenda item; staff said a partner (referred to in the item as "in as much") and previous philanthropic support helped cover part of the cost of continuing the program. Council members voted to approve the amendment on the consent docket; the motion passed unanimously.

City staff said the amendment is meant to increase the city’s long‑term capacity to manage its homeless response system, with the goal of improving referral speed and outcomes through better data and coordinated processes.