Agenda - 11-22-1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

��, ~~_ ' '- ` . Orange County, even when all put together, is small . The current "administrative layer" has the demonstrated expertise to compete for funds at the Area and Federal levels. A very small program cannot afford this expertise. One Accountant handles all programs. Inspections, eligibility, property acquisition, rehabilitation and clerical support are all areas where more than one program has been addressed by one employee. Understandubly, some functions, such as accounting or personnel , could be handled at an even broader level. Some very technical skills though, might not be available elsewhere in a government structure. Prorating time is sometimes seen as a negative factor, as one program paying for another; but, it can be handled fairly and accurately, and is clearly more efficient. The idea of consolidating housing activities is not new; it is a concept that has been advocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a number of years (see attached letter dated April 23, 1970). This concept has been discussed, recommend- ed and approved, as late as 1978, by the Town of Carrboro and the Department of Housing and Urban Development when the issue of whether the Town of Carrboro should establish and operate its own Housing Authority to receive and manage the thirty units of public housing was being considered. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen made a decision not to further fragment housing services in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community. At the Public Hearing for the Special Use Permit, in 1982, this issue of fragmentation was raised again, and the Board of Aldermen reaffirmed the consolidation concept. The Chapel Hill Housing Authority urges the Orange County Commis- sioners to continue and further explore this trend toward consolidation of housing services and resources.