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Kevin Oden

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Kevin Oden is the Director of Integrated Public Safety for the City of Dallas. He also serves as Director of the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas and a degree in Emergency Administration and Planning from the University of North Texas.
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public safety (9)
briefing items (4)
governance (3)
policy (3)
grant (1)
housing (1)

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Homeless Encampment Policy and Services (26-272A)

3 hearings since Jan 2026·Last: Feb 10, 2026·Site
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March 2026

Briefing Items

Briefing presenting the February 2026 Monthly Outcomes Report for the Department of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

February 2026 Monthly Outcomes Report [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

February 2026

Briefing Items

A briefing on the city's procedures for servicing homeless encampments and a policy discussion on the City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy, presented by the Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Encampment Servicing Procedures and Discussion on City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

Briefing Items

A briefing covering the city's procedures for servicing homeless encampments and a policy discussion on the City of Dallas's official homeless encampment policy.

Encampment Servicing Procedures and Discussion on City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

January 2026

Briefing Items

A briefing on the City of Dallas's procedures for servicing homeless encampments and a policy discussion on the city's homeless encampment approach, presented by the Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Encampment Servicing Procedures and Discussion on City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

Briefing Memos

Briefing on updates to the SAFE program, presented jointly by the chiefs and directors of the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, Municipal Court & Detention Services, and the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response.

…cue Department, Gregory Nelson, Director, Municipal Court & Detention Services, Kevin Oden, Director, Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response] karen.gonzalez@da…

November 2025

Briefing Memos

A briefing on the City Action Strike Team's operations and a Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) Crime Impacts Report, presented by the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response.

City Action Strike Team Overview & Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) Crime Impacts Report [Kevin Oden, Director, Travis Houston, Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response]

Briefing Items

Briefing on the city's procedures for servicing homeless encampments, presented jointly by the directors of the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response and the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.

Encampment Servicing Procedures [Kevin Oden, Director, Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response; Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]

October 2025

Briefing Items

A briefing on a proposed interlocal agreement with Dallas County Health and Human Services to authorize public health authority, presented by the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County Health and Human Services to Authorize Public Health Authority [Kevin Oden, Director, Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response; Travis Houston, Deputy

June 2025

Briefing Items

Introductory briefing on the Dallas Street Response program, presented by Kevin Oden, Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Dallas Street Response Introduction [Kevin Oden, Director, Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

April 2025

Briefing Items

Briefing providing an overview of the Homeland Security Grant Program, presented by the Director and Deputy Director of Emergency Management & Crisis Response.

Overview of the Homeland Security Grant Program [Kevin Oden, Director, Travis Houston, Deputy Director, Emergency Management & Crisis Response]