3/8/2012 HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DEPORT. Mrs. Botsford stated that she had mailed her reports to the board for the months of January and February and she added the following as an addendum to her report: • The Asher's Path financial audit has been completed and submitted to MHIC. There were no findings. We received notification from the Department of Labor that the Groundskeeper/Custodian's salary must be increased by about 2.7%. That increase goes into effect on April 1. • I've enclosed a copy of the Governor`s Executive Order # 539 establishing a commission for public housing sustainability and reform. I've been remaining acture in advocating for small housing authorities and plan on testifying at the public hearing once it is scheduled. I'll be at the State House next Tuesday for the MassNAHRO annual legislative day. • I've scheduled my required annual re-certification for the LIHTC program and will be at that on April 4&5. NEW BUSINESS: HA 's requisition for CPA funds: Mrs. Botsford distributed HAG's request for requisition GPC funds totaling 37,712.50. Mr. Halpern said that the CPC's next meeting is April 3. firs. Botsford will submit the requisition to there right away in the hopes it can be paid to HAG after that meeting. Bud et Revision: Mrs. Botsford reminded the board that a few months ago it was discovered the f ashpee Housing Authority was being over-charged by the water department for one of the units at Breezy Acres. resulting from that, the water department refunded the housing authority for a total of 12,582.00. Normally,this amount would have been applied to our income thus reducing our subsidy from DHD; however, firs. Botsford requested, and was granted, permission to keep this refund for our reserves. This is why vire reed to do a budget revision. The documents for the budget revision were provided t the board and after short discussion a motion was made by Mr. Hars h and seconded by Mr, Shackett to submit the budget revision t DHCD. The motion was adopted. COMMUNICATIONS/ CORRESPONDENCE: Mrs. Botsford provided the board with a copy of the Governor's Executive order #539 and asked the board to review so they were familiar with what will be happening with the commission. The first meeting is April 11 which means the commission will need to provide its recommendations to the Governor by Jure 11, 2012. NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 6:00 PM. MEETING ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Mr. Sha kett and seconded by Mr, H rs h t adjourn. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 P.M. Respectfully itte ILeXiBotsford 5ecretaNry UPecutive Director Page 3 of