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10.05.2007

Sample MOU - The Charlotte Housing Authority

Sample MOU between Housing Authority and Resident Organization from the Charlotte Housing Authority. The Charlotte Housing Authority Residents Advisory Council (RAC) serves as the advisory body for all residents living in assisted (low income) housing and is composed of all presidents from resident organizations in CHA communities. This group encourages residents to participate in all phases of community life and serves in an advisory capacity to CHA staff and Commissioners by keeping them aware of problems, needs and interests of residents. The cooperation between CHA staff and RAC is outlined in a memorandum of understanding.

RAC's goals are:

  • To increase the number of resident organizations in CHA communities
  • To increase resident involvement in community activities
  • To enhance organization's relationship with the CHA staff and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
  • To create a more family-oriented atmosphere in CHA communities
  • To create better relationships among residents
  • To host events and programs that will assist residents in becoming more self-sufficient

The Charlotte Housing Authority's RAC members have been instrumental in the development of special initiatives directed at the needs of youth and community-wide celebrations. Members have also been involved in developing grant proposals. The officers have attended numerous workshops and seminars on leadership and building community based organizations.


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Resident Advisory Council Memorandum of Understanding

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Desire Area Resident Council 3309 Desire Parkway New Orleans, LA

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The M.O.U. Agreement between the Housing Authority of New Orleans and Resident Council

Catherine Austin Fitts on HUD

Catherine Austin Fitts: The Real Deal On Andrew Cuomo - In 2000, three and a half years after Andrew Cuomo became Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), I met with a senior staff assistant to the Chairman of one of the appropriations committees for HUD. When I asked what was going on at HUD, the staff assistant said, "HUD is being run as a criminal enterprise." I replied, "I don't disagree." See... Real Deal: Unanswered Questions About Andrew Cuomo

9.30.2007

Job Opportunity: Director of Housing Operations

Director of Housing Operations:

The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Director of Housing Operations. The Authority manages 1,765 units of public housing and 1,199 Housing Choice Vouchers. The Director of Housing Operations performs a variety of complex and diverse managerial and administrative duties pertaining to the overall efficiency of the Authority in the areas of housing management: planning, organizing, staffing, Section 8, central maintenance, modernization, strategic planning, resident selection, and resident services.

Must have a bachelor's degree, a master's is preferred, from an accredited college or university, with major course work in business administration, public administration, or related field; and five years of extensive and progressively responsible housing or related experience, including a proven track record of innovative and effective implementation of having supervised a high quality public housing/housing management program. Successful candidate must have a PHM Certification or acquire it within one year. The Authority offers an excellent benefits program; salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

For a complete position description and application, please visit our website at www.huntsvillehousing.org. Submit cover letter, application, resume, professional references, and salary requirements to: Human Resources Department, Huntsville Housing Authority, 200 Washington Street (35801), P. O. Box 486, Huntsville, Alabama 35804-0486. Position is open until filled.

Hundreds of families living in housing subsidized by Fairfax County taxpayers exceed income - some with six fiqure incomes



Some in Fairfax Public Housing Make Six Figures

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 30, 2007; Page A01

Hundreds of families living in housing subsidized by Fairfax County taxpayers exceed income caps designed to ensure that only the neediest receive assistance, a review of county records shows.

In the most extreme cases, Fairfax is underwriting rents for families making well into six figures: One household getting help makes more than $216,000 a year; another, $184,000. Dozens of others -- making $60,000, $70,000, $90,000 -- exceed eligibility caps. And they do so with the tacit approval of county housing administrators, who do little to encourage occupants to move on when their fortunes improve.

These tenants live in housing intended for families at the bottom of the county's economic spectrum. They are in the federally subsidized public housing program, the Fairfax rental program and the county's senior housing program. The county's Department of Housing and Community Development will spend about $4.5 million this year running these programs.

The fact that higher-income families choose to remain in subsidized housing illustrates the critical lack of affordable housing in Fairfax, named the nation's most affluent county last month by the Census Bureau. The median new-home price in the region's largest jurisdiction is $960,000, and the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,306, according to county data.

The incomes also reflect, critics say, a disconnect between county practices and its housing policies, which aim in most cases to help families making less than half of Fairfax's median annual household income of $94,500 for a family of four. Fairfax leaders have long put affordable housing at the tops of their priority lists: Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (D) helped establish an initiative in 2005 to funnel more than $20 million a year toward the preservation of lower-cost housing.

But that mission should not include subsidizing the rents of families making more than $100,000 a year, Connolly said. More HERE