To: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
From: Rick Tooker, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Kucz, Rental Assistance Program Supervisor
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Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan Amendments
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution approving Amendments to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan.
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DISCUSSION:
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (the "Administrative Plan") is a policy document that is used to ensure that the Section 8 voucher program is administered in compliance with Housing & Urban Development (HUD) regulations and local policy. Each chapter of the Administrative Plan deals with different aspects of program implementation. For the most part, federal regulations dictate the way the Section 8 Program will be implemented. However, HUD requires that the Housing Authority (the "HACN") establish local policies for the administration of the program in accordance with HUD regulations.
The Administrative Plan is a necessary reference tool for the HACN staff to administer the program accurately and to ensure that all applicants and participants are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Federal regulations for the Section 8 program are often extensive and complex. For that reason, it is important that the document is comprehensive, up to date, and meets all of federal requirements. The current Administrative Plan was adopted in 2008 and has been amended several times since to meet new program regulations, to address changes in program operations, and to incorporate requirements of new grant applications.
The proposed modifications to the existing Administrative Plan include:
* Revising the policy regarding criminal activity to change the lookback (ineligibility) time for drug related criminal activity from two years to one year for all new admissions with an exception for persons who have completed a drug rehabilitation program...
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