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Home My WebLink About046 12RESOLUTION, 2012 RESOLUTION 12- c�3 +96N _ C kQ GG. RESOLUTION 46 -12 0 @e�l'{ '..,...29SH1 NG0$ RECONFIGURING GOVERNING BODY MEMBERSHIP OF THE PENINSULA HOUSING AUTHORITY THE BOARDS OF CLALLAM AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND find that: In December 2010, the Peninsula Housing Authority was established as an agency of Clallam and Jefferson counties as the successor entity to the Housing Authority of the County of Clallam and the Housing Authority of Jefferson County. 2. The Board of Housing Commissioners consists of eight members — five appointed by the Clallam County Board of Commissioners and three appointed by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. Clallam County is required to appoint at least one member who is "directly assisted" meaning being a public housing resident identified as the tenant on a lease or a recipient of assistance from the Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program. 3. The Executive Director of the Peninsula Housing Authority asked that the configuration of the membership be changed to require the "directly assisted" member be appointed by either Clallam or Jefferson County. All parties to the resolution establishing the Peninsula Housing Authority support the proposed change. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED by the governing bodies of Clallam County, Jefferson County, and the City of Port Townsend: The governing body of the Peninsula Housing Authority is reconfigured to include a least one directly assisted member appointed by either Jefferson County or Clallam County. 2. All other provisions of Clallam County Resolution 96, 2010, Jefferson County Resolution 48 -10, and City of Port Townsend Resolution 10 -37 remain in full force and effect. ADOPTED this CLALLAM Michael day of July 2012 COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: �h2�,u 4l&44- Trish Holden, CMC, Clerk of the Board ADOPTED this twenty-third day of July 2012 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John David Sullivan, Member ATTEST: Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board this sixth day of August 2012 David King, ATTEST: Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City Clerk j:\public \resolutions \2012 \reconfiguring the membership for the peninsula housing authority.doa Resolution 46 2012 .1._ 10_ , SON CO mc4 G2a RESOLUTION 96, 2010 RESOLUTION 48 -10 ; { RESOLUTION 10 -37 49sArvo�o2 �4 ESTABLISHING THE PENINSULA HOUSING AUTHORITY 1. 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: I. 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. 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). 3. 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, 1114 MOM WOO" #WO YIC GYUMMY w "A um cNAlau"I u w " 14�I4u * m""n nrux♦e u♦c. ' Autw Ws Bylaws. After the appointment of the Inklal Board, each member shall serve a fine (5) year term. Members may serve successive terms. Membership on the Board of Housing Authortty Commissioners shall conform to applicable federal and state laws. Clallam County shall appoint one member of the Board who is Directly Assistld, for a total of one (1) member who Is Directly Assisted. For purposes of this Section, " Directly Assisted" means ether being a public housing resider* Wohfied 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 ImW quall ies as a Directly Assisted person, as defined above, that member shall be removed from the Board, crag a vacancy to be filled by appointment of a Directly Assisted person. This removal shall occur only upon a majority vote of the Board. S. All ohs of the Authority shall be the responsibility of the Autlwrtty pursuant in federal, state and local law. 6. This res*ftn becomes dlec" follamrig amartion by all parties, ADOPTED %-.4 —&414nt-P - day of 2kO4MkNeV 2010 Michael C:. Ch*hq6 . ATTEST: Trish Holden; CM!c, aerk of the Board FAn 11 u � I r - •-�-` �_ OF PMT TOWNSEND Michelle Sandoval, Mayor — Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City Clerk €0 . .+M, Consent Agenda Commissioners Office JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk of the Board DATE: July 23, 2012 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. _ re: Reconfiguring Governing Body Membership of the Peninsula Housing Authority (Amending Resolution No. 48 -10) STATEMENT OF ISSUE: In December, 2010, the Peninsula Housing Authority was established by County Resolution No. 48 -10. Clallam County is required to appoint at least one member who is "directly assisted" meaning being a public housing resident identified as the tenant on a lease or a recipient of assistance from the Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program. Clallam County has expressed that it is often difficult to fill this position and recommends that the Resolution be amended so that the member at large position can be appointed by either Clallam or Jefferson Counties. RECOMMENDATION: Approve RESOLUTION re: Reconfiguring Governing Body Membership of the Peninsula Housing Authority (Amends Resolution No. 48 -10) REVIEWED BY: Itwo"'' ..r Philip Morley, CouPtYAdmin istrator i Date