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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PARIS <br />REG ULAR MEETING <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING <br />100 GEORGE WRIGHT HOMES <br />MINUTES OF August 16, 2016 <br />Present at the Meeting: <br />Gary Savage — Chairman of the Board of Commissioners <br />TK Haynes — Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners <br />Brenda Cherry — Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners <br />Dewayne Dangerfield — Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners <br />Cassandra Hearn — Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners <br />Sally Ruthart — Executive Director <br />Patricia Pridemore — Program Manager/PHA <br />Sharon Reynerson — Guest — Lone Star Legal Aid Attorney <br />Chris McGreal — Guest — Lone Star Legal Aid Assistant <br />Brent Higgins - Guest — Lone Star Legal Aid Assistant <br />1. Meeting Called to order at 12:35 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 by Chairman of the <br />Board of Commissioners, Gary Savage. <br />2. Having all five Board Members present, a quorum, Mr. Savage thanked and welcomed <br />everyone to the meeting. <br />3. Patricia Pridemore swore in Gary Savage. The new member (Mr. Haynes) and the <br />reappointed member (Mr. Dangerfield) were sworn in at the City of Paris. <br />4. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman was as follows: Ms. Hearn nominated Gary <br />Savage as Chairman and Dewayne Dangerfield seconded the motion. Motion passed 5 -0. <br />Ms. Hearn nominated TK Haynes as Vice Chairman and Dewayne Dangerfield seconded <br />the motion. Motion passed 5 -0. <br />5. Citizens' Forum Opened — No one chose to speak so the Citizens' Forum was closed. <br />6. Minutes from the June 21, 2016 — Ms. Cherry had questions regarding the minutes. <br />Ms. Cherry stated that Ms. Cotton came and made her statement and the Board was to <br />discuss her case and nothing was discussed. Ms. Cherry also stated that at the last <br />meeting the Board discussed getting a Company to test the mold and there was nothing in <br />the minutes about that subject. There was a discussion regarding specific matters of Ms. <br />Cotton's discussion that needed to be brought in front of the Board. Mr. Haynes asked <br />Ms. Cherry for specific items to be discussed regarding Ms. Cotton's issues. Ms. Cherry <br />stated that her concern was of the house that Ms. Cotton moved out of being in disrepair <br />and that the Housing Authority would move someone else in that same house. Mrs. <br />Ruthart told Ms. Cherry that this house would not be placed on the Section 8 Program <br />again. Ms. Cherry asked if the landlord would still be on the Section 8 Program and Mrs. <br />Ruthart stated that she was not sure if the landlord had other houses on the program or <br />not. Ms. Cherry was also concerned about Ms. Cotton finding houses and them not being <br />