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City Manager's Office
Reference: Reimbursement for Professional Services BHA/COB
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Marv Falconburg, Assistant City Manager
Date Prepared: December 12, 2017
Purpose:
Purpose is to reimburse the Brighton Housing Authority for professional services completed in 2017 in cooperation with the City of Brighton.
Background:
The City of Brighton and the Brighton Housing Authority entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in January of 2013, the general purpose of which was to clarify the relationship between the City and the BHA, the services that would be provided by each, and to set forth general understandings and responsibilities of the City and the BHA in that relationship. The MOU also indicates that the BHA will partner with the City in meeting certain objectives. The MOU further states an objective of assisting in the individual growth of existing and future participants of the housing choice, public housing and development programs. The Executive Director of the BHA is responsible for directing and managing all activities and operations of the Authority, including employing or entering into consultant contracts with all persons who perform compensated services on behalf of the Authority.
Overview:
A portion of the City Manager's Professional Services budget is annually earmarked to assist in funding various components of work product that is mutually beneficial to the City. In 2017, some of the mutually beneficial work product included visioning sessions and graphics as well as various programs that assist in education, job training and counseling. As part of oversight responsibilities of the BHA, the Assistant City Manager routinely approves the reimbursement to the BHA. Because the total reimbursement amount for 2017 exceeds $50,000, the Assistant City Manager has requested City Council approval. For 2017, the amount of $75,000 was budge...
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