The top homelessness agency for the Los Angeles region approved its first-ever conflict of interest policy Friday, months after LAist reporting revealed that the agency's CEO signed contracts with a nonprofit tied to her husband.

The new policy establishes procedures the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority says are designed to safeguard it from legal, financial and reputational risks.

It says LAHSA officials with real or perceived conflicts will no longer be named on contract signature lines. Contracts involving conflicts must be approved by the commission.

“This is not a change in values, it is a refinement of process,” Holly Henderson, LAHSA’s director of risk management, said at a Friday meeting of the commission that governs the agency.

At least one commission member said s

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