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11 Conclusion <br />This project was intended to provide cities with two useful documents: a draft fair housing policy <br />which can be adapted for jurisdictions of various sizes and capacities, and a guide which provides <br />cities with a sense of the full range of fair housing issues a city should be thinking about. <br />During the course of preparing this guide, we met with an advisory committee made up of city staff, <br />officials, and advocates to get their input on the creation of the guide. During these meetings, a <br />number of issues regarding fair housing resources were brought to our attention, and that we think <br />merit highlighting for ongoing consideration and discussion. <br />First, committee members noted a need for fair housing trainers for city staff. While there are <br />identifiable agencies and organizations that are skilled at giving fair housing training to housing <br />providers and tenants, there is a need for trainers that could address the particular set of <br />obligations (as outlined in the guide) that pertain to government staff and elected officials. <br />A second request was a uniform set of fair housing information that cities could have accessible for <br />their residents. Committee members noted that having consistency across the cities would make <br />sure that all information is accurate and up to date. It could also assist smaller cities in providing <br />information in languages other than English. <br />The third issue related to fair housing expertise within city government to identify and refer fair <br />housing inquiries. For larger cities, it may be easy to designate a Fair Housing Officer as a point <br />person within the city to address any such issues that may arise, perhaps choosing someone from a <br />community development agency or housing department. Smaller cities, however, may lack the <br />resources for this. Having some sort of metro wide resource where smaller cities could go with <br />questions like this would be useful. <br />We think these ongoing needs merit further discussion. As cities work to integrate the suggestions <br />in this guide, identifying potential sources of support will be a valuable ongoing conversation. <br />45 <br />