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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-037 Establishing Peninsula Housing Authorityw~SON co 4 G RESOLUTION 96, 2010 RESOLUTION 48-10 ~~ ~ ~ ~~"„ Q o2 , ~~ RESOLUTION 10-37 9sHrxo'~-" ~- -ESTABLISHING THE PENINSULA HOUSING AUTHORITY On March 10, 1941, the County of Clallam created the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam as an independent agent of Clallam County with the power to plan, construct, maintain, operate, and manage affordable housing in Clallam County. 2. On February 24, 1970, the County of Jefferson created the Housing Authority of Jefferson County as an independent agent of Jefferson County with the power to plan, construct, maintain, operate, and manage affordable housing in Jefferson County. 3. In June 2010, the Housing Authority of Jefferson County and the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam notified the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of their intent to merge into one agency. 4. The City of Port Townsend does not operate a housing authority. It approves this resolution not to operate a housing authority, but to state its approval of the formation of the Peninsula Housing Authority as a joint housing authority to succeed to the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam and the Housing Authority of Jefferson County. If the Peninsula Housing Authority formed pursuant to this Resolution is dissolved, assets and liabilities would be the responsibility of the activated or reactivated Housing Authorities of Jefferson County and Clallam County. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED by the governing bodies of Clallam County, Jefferson County, and the City of Port Townsend: There is hereby created as an agency of Clallam and Jefferson Counties, an authority known and designated as the °Peninsula Housing Authority" (herein called the "Authority"). The Authority shall be successor entity to the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam and the Housing Authority of Jefferson County. On and after the effective date of this Resolution, all assets, property, or other items of value titled to the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam or the Housing Authority of Jefferson County shall be titled to the Peninsula Housing Authority. 2. The Authority is hereby delegated (a) the power to exercise public and essential governmental functions and have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out or effectuate the purposes and provisions of the State of Washington Housing Authorities Law, Section 35.82 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). The Authority is hereby authorized to enter into public-private partnerships and joint ventures, including the creation of private not-for-profit organizations, as may be necessary to secure funds and contracts to plan, develop, construct, acquire, maintain, operate, and manage affordable housing developments. 4. The governing body of the Authority shall be the Board of Housing Commissioners, hereafter referred to as ~~The Board" established pursuant to the RCW 35.82.300. The Board shall consist of eight (8) members. The Clallam County Board of Commissioners shall appoint five (5) members who shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners shall appoint three (3) members who shall serve a term of three, four and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. The Board shall have the authority to fix the expiration date of members' terms within the Authority's Bylaws. After the appointment of the initial Board, each member shall serve a 1=lve (5) year term. Members may serve successive terms. Membership on the Board of Housing Authority Commissioners shall conform to applicable federal and state laws. Clallam County shall appoint one member of the Board who is Directly Assisted, for a total of one (1) member who is Directly Assisted. For purposes of this Section, °Directly Assisted" means either being a public housing resident identified as the tenant on a lease; or being a recipient of assistance from the Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program. If a member appointed as a Directly Assisted Commissioner no longer qualifies as a Directly Assisted person, as defined above, that member shall be removed from the Board, creating a vacancy to be filled by appointment of a Directly Assisted person. This removal shall occur only upon a majority vote of the Board. 5. All costs of the Authority shall be the responsibility of the Authority pursuant to federal, state and local law. 6. This resolution becomes effective following execution by all parties. ADOPTED _tris ~~'7 5Z(> C~LC~ day of ~Cl~'l ~ ~ 2010 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS H~iard V Doh rty, Jr.,,Chair ll// ~~ . e . Thynringer ~, ~; ~~ Michael C, Chaprrran ATTEST: "._ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ Trish Holden, CMG Clerk of the Board OF CAMMISSIONERS David Phil Johnson, Member `~ / ^, 4 , John A~! :tin, Member ATTEST: Lorna Delaney, CMC, Clerk of the Board ~ITY OF PORT TOWNSEND ~~ ~ ~ U~~ ~3~--~-- ichelle Sandoval, Mayor A~ES,T: ~~ , ~JJ Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City Clerk ;