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HEARING - Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board, acting as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County Public Housing Authority (PHA) receive and file a revision of the HHSA PHA Updated 2022 Administrative Plan, approving the changes made to Chapter 4, “Applications, Waiting List and Tenant Selection.”
FUNDING: 97.5% Federal United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding, 2.2% General Fund, 0.3% other revenue sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The El Dorado County (EDC) Public Housing Authority (PHA) is a legal entity established under HHSA. The HHSA PHA operates under federal guidelines from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a rental subsidy assistance program called the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The HCV Program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and those with disabilities to afford decent, safe, and accessible housing in the private market. The HCV Program allows the HHSA PHA to provide eligible participants with rental assistance through the administration of HUD allocated housing vouchers.
HUD requires all PHAs to develop and maintain two plans for the operation and administration of the HCV Program which include:
1) The PHA Agency Plan, which includes a Five-Year Plan that outlines program goals and objectives of operation and administration of the HCV Program; and
2) An annually updated PHA Administrative Plan that covers program administration, policies and procedures in conformance with HUD regulations.
On September 12, 1995, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted a local annual PHA Administrative Plan to establish policies for the HHSA PHA HCV Program. To comply with HUD regulations, the PHA Administrative Plan is amended on an annual basis to keep it consistent with changes initiated at the federal level and to reflect any local policy changes. HUD requires t...
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