County officials will host a public meeting this Thursday, seeking input for the potential renewal of the Veterans and Human Services Levy.

The levy, which expires next year, funds services for veterans as well as for broader human service needs, including preventing homelessness and reducing criminal justice system and emergency room usage.

King County’s Leonardo Flor, the Veterans & Human Services Levy special projects manager, said he and his colleagues are in the initial stages of gathering feedback.

“We are pretty early in the process,” he said. “We are trying to get out to communities early to get input to ask what people think is important.”

In particular, he said, the King County Council has requested feedback on whether the levy should include support for older adults and increased support for affordable housing and homelessness. The council also wants to learn what other unmet needs the county might address.

Flor said he hopes many people attend tomorrow.

“We would love to have as diverse a crowd as we could get,” he said.

The meeting is slated for 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Vashon Senior Center at 1004 S.W. Bank Rd.