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PURPOSE
As established by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS), the Housing Board is responsible for overseeing the expenditure of funds for housing and community development and directing the management of the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD). The Housing Board is also responsible for developing policies for meeting community needs for affordable housing. In order to carry out its purpose, the Housing Board shall have, at all times, a Memorandum of Agreement with the BOCS. The Housing Board shall serve as the Public Housing Agency Board in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
It is recognized:
- The County established the Housing Board as an "Administrative Board" with the responsibility of overseeing and directing management of all housing and development programs administered by the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD).
- The County designated the Housing Board as the County's Public Housing Agency (PHA) Board responsible for governance of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.
- The County and Housing Board desire to work cooperatively to ensure housing and community development resources are being obtained and utilized in the most effective and efficient manner possible, and in accordance with federal, state, local law and implementing directives.
- The Housing Board shall exercise only those powers and duties as expressly delegated to the Housing Board by the Board of County Supervisors in its bylaws consistent with the MOA and the federal, state, local law and implementing directives.
- The Housing Board is responsible for the tasks described in its bylaws, as established, altered, and amended by the County.
- The County accepts responsibility for providing certain administrative, financial, and legal services to the Housing Board and the Office of Housing and Community Development.
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COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSING BOARD
The membership of the Housing Board (HB) shall consist of not less than eight (8) and no more than fifteen (15) persons, approved and appointed by the BOCS. The membership shall be as broadly representative as possible of all lay and professional elements, and shall include at least one (1) resident of the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The HB shall be composed of eight (8) members to be appointed by the BOCS; one (1) each to represent the Magisterial Districts and one (1) At-Large, and six (6) other members to be appointed by the BOCS, each to be nominated by the following entities:
- Commission on Aging
- Committee for Persons with Disabilities
- Community Services Board
- Continuum of Care Network
- Social Services Board
- Resident of Housing Choice Voucher Program Representative
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| Board Member |
Representation |
Status |
|
Delpha White-Martin |
At-Large |
Voting |
| Douglas Porterfield, Chairman |
Brentsville |
Voting |
| Angela Booker |
Coles |
Voting |
| Paul Moessner |
Dumfries |
Voting |
| Karen DeVito |
Neabsco |
Voting |
| Ryan Yates, Secretary |
Occoquan |
Voting |
| Dorothy Karhnak |
Woodbridge |
Voting |
| Susan Rudolph, Vice-Chairman |
Gainesville |
Voting |
| Mary Shufelt |
Commission on Aging |
Voting |
| Karen Smith |
Committee for Persons with Disabilities |
Voting |
| Linda Pemberton |
Community Services Board |
Voting |
| Frances Harris |
Continuum of Care Network |
Voting |
| Hilda Barg |
Social Services Board |
Voting |
| Mikeya Jones-Duzant |
HCV Representative |
Voting |
The Housing Board meets the fourth Thursday of each month at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge in the Locust Shade Conference Room from 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
The following are the meeting dates for 2009:
- Jan. 22, 2009
- Feb. 26, 2009
- March 26, 2009
- April 23, 2009
- May 28, 2009
- June 25, 2009
- July 23, 2009
- Aug. 27, 2009
- Sept. 24, 2009
- Oct. 22, 2009
- Nov. 19, 2009 (*)
- Dec. 17, 2009 (*)
*Not on regular schedule and subject to change due to holiday season.
For more information, contact klawson@pwcgov.org or call 703-792-7531.
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