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August 1981 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN <br /> I. OVERALL APPROACH AND GENERAL OBJECTIVES <br /> The overall Objective of the Orange County Housing Assistance Payments Program is <br /> to assist as many families as possible, to live in standard housing, when those <br /> families could not otherwise afford to do so. This is a program for Orange County <br /> residents. Applications taken from outside of the county area are accepted and <br /> treated in the same manner as those from Orange County residents. However, certi- <br /> ficates from other counties arm not transferred. This decision is based on the <br /> very long waiting list and the limited supply of moderate, standard, rental housing <br /> in Orange County. <br /> The program is known as the Orange County Housing Assistance Payments Program. <br /> Effort has been made to emphasize that, while it is administered by the Chapel Hill <br /> Housing Authority, the program is an Orange County program. A telephone line is <br /> maintained that can be used county-wide. Separate letterhead, checks, etc. , using <br /> an Orange County logo, and an office centrally located in Hillsborough, help project <br /> an image of a county-wide program. <br /> Orientation of planners and inspection staff of Orange County, Hillsborough, Carrboro <br /> and Chapel Hill was an important first step in this county-wide effort. Cooperation <br /> was established and is maintained with all Social Services agencies in Orange County. <br /> The Orange County Housing Assistance Payments Program is under the operational control <br /> of the Chapel Hill Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. A separate body made <br /> up of elected officials from each jurisdiction is responsible for necessary policy <br />