Title
Resolution of the County Board of the County of Lake, Illinois supporting the transfer of the Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Proposed Transfer of the Public Housing Program from the Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago to the Housing Authority of the County of Lake, and Supporting a proposed seven-member Governing Board.
Staff Summary
Lake County Housing Authority provided the attached Resolution supporting the transfer of the Housing Choice Voucher Program from the Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago to the Housing Authority of the County of Lake.
The action also indicates support for the transfer of the Public Housing Program from the Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago to the Housing Authority of the County of Lake.
Finally, the resolution states Lake County support for a proposed seven-member Governing Board, of which Lake County would appoint five members.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., authorize units of local government to cooperate in the exercise of their respective powers and responsibilities as permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authorities Act, 310 ILCS 10/1 et seq., establishes the statutory framework governing the creation, organization, appointment, and operation of housing authorities in the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Notice PIH 2014-24, Process for Public Housing Agency Voluntary Transfers and Consolidations of the Public Housing Program, establishing procedures and requirements for voluntary transfers and consolidations of public housing programs between public housing agencies (PHAs); and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago (NCHA), HUD identification number IL107, and the Housing Authority of the County of Lake (LCHA), HUD identification number IL056, have adopted resolut...
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