8/19/2013 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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I 1 I Board of Selectmen Minutes August 1 ,2013 October Town 1leeti Warrant'Review—Draft 93: (continued) Article#12: To fund the continuation of the mousing Assistance Program, $200,000 in Community Preservation finding for the remaining two years of the program that is administered by the Mashpee dousing Authority. Leila Botsford and Carol Mitchell of the Dousing Authority were in attendance to review statistics and expense reports relative to the Housing Assistance Program tended by the CPA program in May of 2012, a grant award of 100,000 per year, -$300,,000 for the three-year period. Ms. Botsford indicated that under the program guidelines,the Housing Authority is required to update the Community Preservation on the program activity every six months. At the last meeting,the Housing Authority was encouraged by the CPC t apply for additional funding. The Housing Assistance Program has currently completed its first year. Assistance is granted on several factors which include; income eligibility, reed, the length of assistance needed, and the ability to become self-sufficient. Each application is reviewed on a bi-annual basis. The program encompasses housing assistance in one or more of the follovAng areas; on-going, short terra rental assistance (12-24 mon orae-time assistance for first/last/security deposits, orae-time emergency assistance for rent, mortgage assistance for short terra 1-3 months), and down-payment assistance for irst- titae homebuy rs. It was disclosed that most of the recipients, approximately. 0%receive housing assistance for on-going, short term rental assistance(12-24 months). Many of the recipients have been receiving funding for nearly to years, It was disclosed there is no repayment i