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City Manager's Office / Brighton Housing Authority
Reference: One-year Extension of Memorandum of Agreement with Brighton Housing Authority
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Marv Falconburg, Assistant City Manager
Date Prepared: December 6, 2018
PURPOSE
To extend the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) and the City of Brighton (COB) for a one-year term.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Strong regional relationships and partnerships
BACKGROUND
The original MOA was approved in 2013 for a period of five years. It has been a useful and productive arrangement for both parties. Mutual desire exists to extend the agreement for a period of one year. The amended MOA outlines the following responsibilities:
* BHA Responsibilities:
o The BHA Board is responsible for the setting and implementation of BHA policies and the decision-making of BHA
o BHA Board hires and oversees the Executive Director
o BHA shall remain legally organized as a Housing Authority pursuant to the State Housing Authority Laws
o BHA to continue to administer all accounting procedures, controls and systems for the development, preparation, and safekeeping of administrative or financial records relating to the financial business affairs of BHA
o BHA staff are employees of BHA and are not employed by COB
o BHA staff salaries are paid by BHA as part of the BHA Budget and not paid by COB and are not part of the COB budget
o The BHA Executive Director shall update the COB City Manager periodically to communicate a general update and provide reports indicating evidence of effective control over BHA assets and operations
o BHA utilizes the Personal Policies and Procedures of the COB (BHA has currently adopted these policies and procedures); COB acknowledges the relationship with BHA will benefit the residents of Brighton by an increased focus on housing in general
o Increased cooperative ...
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