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is usually at the main office at 7 Job's Fishing Road. Report of the Meetings are always posted with the Town Clerk at the Mashpee Housing Town Hall. The authority has a website: Authority www.mashpeehousing_org and receives email communication at: mashpeehaCCcapecod.net. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the ADMINISTRATION Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The housing authority has contracted with Leila MISSION Botsford as our Executive Director. Management and administration of the Mashpee Housing Authority is "It is the mission of the Mashpee Housing the responsibility of the Executive Director, with Authority to remain committed to working support from staff comprising of an Assistant cooperatively with community,state,federal,and local Executive Director,a Property Manager and Resident officials to provide decent,safe,and affordable housing Services Coordinator, a Director of Maintenance, an to the citizens of Mashpee in an atmosphere of dignity Administrative Assistant,a Custodian/Groundskeeper, and respect." and a maintenance assistant. Mrs. Botsford also supervises the staff at the Brewster and Carver PURPOSE authorities. The Mashpee Housing Authority is a duly organized public housing authority,created under MGL Policy is established by a five member Board of Commissioners—four of whom are elected and one Chapter 121B. The Authority provides income-based rental units to the elderly,disabled,and families. The state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. Current members are Francis Laporte,Jill Allen,Kevin Authority administers Federal and State housing programs under the direction of the authority's Shackett, Richard Halpern and Lisa Pena. Ms. Pena joined the board in 2017 as a joint appointment with Executive Director, with the oversight of a five- member Board of Commissioners all of whom are the Board of Selectmen. residents of Mashpee. ACTIVITIES DURING THE PAST YEAR GENERAL INFORMATION Our Capital Benchmarks for Fiscal Year 2017 The Mashpee Housing Authority's main office is were met with no findings. Our five-year Capital located in the Community Building of the Frank J. Improvement Plan was submitted to the Department of Homeyer Village,7 Job's Fishing Road,Mashpee,MA Housing and Community Development (DHCD). We 02649. This main office is open part-time,Monday— are in the process of planning a parking lot expansion Thursday, 9:00 AM —2:30 PM. We are closed for at our Homeyer Village/Main office site. This job is administrative work on Fridays,but are available by expected to be completed in 2018. appointment. Hours can vary without notice depending Mrs. Botsford attended many trainings on staff vacations, trainings, meetings, and other throughout the year and continues to maintain her appointments outside of the office. The Asher's Path certification as a Credit Compliance Professional and Apartments site office is open Tuesday,Thursday and increased to level C11P. Friday, 8 a.m.— 2:00 p.m. Applicants and clients are encouraged to call for an appointment if they need to Successful management agreements continue see someone. Special appointment times can be with Great Cove Community, Asher's Path arranged,including evening and weekends. A 24-hour Apartments,and Brewster Housing Authority. In 2017 drop box has been installed in both office entranceways we were approached by DHCD and Carver Housing to allow people to drop off paperwork at any time. Authority (CHA) to consider supplying professional Applications for housing are also available in the property management for deficiencies that needed to entranceways 24 hours a day, seven days a week. be addressed and remedied. We entered into a Board meetings are held monthly, usually on the management agreement with the CHA over the summer second Thursday of every month unless otherwise and have since enjoyed a mutually beneficial posted at the Town Hall. The location of the meetings arrangement with CHA. 114