OC Housing Authority minutes 091714

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Authority. The Commissioners will revisit the Bylaws in October 2014 to make specific recommendations and vote on amendments. James presented the membership application for Evelyn Johann. The Commissioners reviewed the application and unanimously voted to recommend the Board of County Commissioners to appoint Ms. Johann to the Housing Authority. Other Business Commissioner JonZella Bailey-Pridham expressed her personal offense regarding an email from Chair Bolduc about commissioner absences. She also expressed her personal offense that her email to James Davis regarding her intent to be present at a meeting was forwarded to the Chair. Ms. Bailey-Pridham opined that the Chair's email should have been sent to her personally instead of being sent to all board members. She further stated that her email to staff was personal and should not be shared with the Chair. With regard to the email forwarded to the Chair, James apologized for any offense and stated that the referenced email was not interpreted as personal or confidential. Ms. Bolduc responded with an apology for any offense and stated that poor attendance has resulted in a lack of quorums for several months over the course of 2013 and 2014. She offered two documents for the record. One was a meeting attendance record for 2013 and 2014. The other was the Board of County Commissioners' guidelines for attendance for persons serving on BOCC-appointed boards and commissions. The Chair reminded the board that all correspondence on Housing Authority business is public record and that the issue of poor attendance is a matter for the entire board and not one of personal discretion. She further noted that poor attendance has been a persistent problem for the last two years and is mentioned on multiple occasions in meeting minutes. There being no additional business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. on a motion by Chair Jean Bolduc. Respectfully submitted: James E. Davis, Jr., Secretary 2