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Orange County Housing Authority Update On March 18, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the revised bylaws for the Housing Authority. Efforts are currently underway to recruit boazd members. The following language has been drafted for board member recruitment. Ideally, these members could be appointed by the end of the 2008 calendar year. Orange County is currently seeking applicants far the Orange County Housing.4uthority (OCHA) Board. The goal of the Orange County Housing Authority is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the low and moderate income families in the County. OCHA currently manages approximately 61 S Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers in the County and provides leadership for other affordable housing initiatives in the County. The Authority is governed by a seven (7) member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for staggered terms for periods of no more than five years each. At least one member of the Board shall be a Section 8 voucher holder. Other board members may represent the following areas of interest: real estate; development; a, f~ j`ordable housing; real estate and/or municipal law; and/or banking. If interested, please contact the Orange County Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners at (919) 245-2125. Also, it should be noted that at the time of appointment of members, the BOCC will be asked to approve the following amendment in Article II, Section 4 of the Housing Authority Bylaws in an effort to clarify board terms. Section 4. Term. Each cornmissianer s{iatl hold office for a term prescribed by Sousing Authority Law of the State of Norlh Carolina. If the commissioner directly assisted by the Authority ceases to receive such assistance during his or her term, the commissioner's term shall be terminate and another person who is directly assisted by the Authority shall be appointed by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. The N.C. Housing Authority Law contains the following language regarding board terms, although we are recommending the generic language above to prevent the need to revise the OCHA Bylaws in the future. Please note that all references mean "city" mean "county" and the references to the Mayor mean the Board of County Commissioners for a county housing authority. § 157-5. Appointment, qualiflcatfons and tenure of commissioners. (d) The mayor shall designate overlapping terms of not less than one nor more than five years for the commissfoners first appointed. Thereafter, the term of office shall be flue years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his or her services but he or she shall be entitled to the necessary expenses including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his or-her duties. September 3, 2008