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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PARIS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING <br />100 GEORGE WRIGHT HOMES <br />MINUTES OF November 17, 2015 <br />Present at the Meeting: <br />Gary Savage — Chairman of the Board of Commissioners <br />Dewayne Dangerfield — Commissioner of the Board of Commissioners <br />Brenda Cherry — Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners <br />Sally Ruthart — Executive Director <br />Patricia Pridemore - Program Manager <br />1. Meeting Called to order at 12:32 pm on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 by Chairman of <br />the Board of Commissioners, Gary Savage. <br />2. Having three Board Members present, a quorum, Mr. Savage thanked and welcomed <br />everyone to the meeting. <br />3. Citizens' Forum Opened — No comments — Citizens' Forum closed. <br />4. Minutes from the October 20, 2015 Meeting were tabled until the next meeting due to <br />Ms. Cherry wanting details on minutes regarding conversation about attorney that was <br />contacted and any other significant information also included in the minutes. Tabled with <br />a motion from Brenda Cherry and seconded by Dewayne Dangerfield. Tabled 3 -0. <br />A conversation was also had regarding that a quorum has to be present to discuss any <br />information. Mr. Savage explained that any Board Member can discuss information with <br />the Executive Director but that nothing can be acted upon without a discussion with a <br />quorum of the Board of Commissioners. <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br />5. Mrs. Ruthart reported on the following: <br />a. Occupancy: <br />Public Housing has 7 vacancies — 1 offline due to car running into unit which the <br />insurance company is paying $4600 and we have 3 bids — the lowest bid should be <br />through with the unit before Thanksgiving; 1 offline due to major foundation problems; 1 <br />offline due to major mold issues; and 4 units have been offered. <br />Waiting lists — 1 bedroom = 54 <br />2 bedroom = 3 <br />3 bedroom = 2 <br />4 bedroom = 2 <br />Section 8 — 120 <br />Ms. Cherry asked if the Section 8 is the Vouchers. Mrs. Ruthart stated yes, it's called the <br />HCV — Housing Choice Voucher Program, and it is a separate Waiting List from the <br />