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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 16, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ -1-a <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Housing Authority Bylaws Revision and Board Member <br />Resignations <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Bylaws Revision INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, (919) 245- 2490 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the following actions related to the Orange County Housing Authority: <br />1) Approval of revisions to the Bylaws of the Orange County Housing Authority; and <br />2) Resignation as the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Housing Authority. <br />BACKGROUND: On March 18, 2008 the Board of County Commissioners approved revisions <br />to the Bylaws of the Orange County Housing Authority in order to reflect current state statutes <br />and current operations. The Board approved the attached Bylaws. <br />Since adoption, former County Attorney Geof Gledhill suggested an additional change in the <br />Bylaws to change the language regarding the term of board members to language that ensures <br />compliance with state statutes into the future. That language is blacklined in the attached <br />Bylaws. <br />According to the revised Bylaws, the Orange County Board of Commissioners appoint all <br />members of the Housing Authority Board with one member who is directly assisted by the <br />Authority and one member who is the Executive Director of the Authority. In order to <br />accomplish this, the current Board of County Commissioners must resign as the Housing <br />Authority board members and appoint new members. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: No immediate impacts. <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1) Approve the proposed revision to the Bylaws of the Orange County Housing Authority; <br />and <br />2) Resign as the Board of Commissioners of the Orange County Housing Authority. <br />