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Acting as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County Public Housing Authority:
Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board, approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 052-2014 to:
1) Acknowledge the El Dorado County Public Housing Authority as a high performing agency exempt from the requirement to submit an annual Agency Plan update;
2) Approve a required annual amendment to the Public Housing Authority Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for submittal to the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
3) Authorize the Chair to sign the accompanying Civil Rights Certification HUD-50077-CR; and
4) Recognize the contribution of the Public Housing Authority Participant Advisory Board in assisting with development of the Administrative Plan and amendments. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
FUNDING: Federal Funds.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no cost associated with the annual Administrative Plan Update.
Background
El Dorado County Public Housing Authority Agency Plan:
Historically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has required all Public Housing Authorities (PHA) to submit an updated Annual Agency Plan to provide the residents of the jurisdiction over which the PHA presides with knowledge of the PHA’s long-term and short-term goals and objectives. The Plan identifies policies, rules, and standards that govern program participation and management. Title VII of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, passed by the United States Congress on July 28, 2008, establishes certain exemptions to the annual submittal requirements under sections 2701 and 2702 of the Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act. A PHA that is determined to be exempt from the required Annual Agency Plan update and submittal must have fewer than 550 vouchers or units, must not be designated as a troubled PHA, and must not have a failing score under the Section 8 Management Assessment Pro...
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