09/15/2015 AGENDAHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PARIS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
100 George Wright Homes, Paris, TX 75460
91h S.W. and Chisum Street
Tuesday September 15, 2015
12:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
Special Accommodations This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special
accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty -eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please contact Sally Ruthart at
(903) 784 -6651 for assistance.
AGENDA
1. Call the Meeting to Order.
2. Verify quorum and members.
3. Citizens' forum. (Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes.
Unless an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments other
than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific factual information. Claims against
the Housing Authority, Board Members, or employees, as well as individual personnel appeals are not appropriate for citizens'
forum.)
4. Approval of the Minutes from the August 18, 2015 meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
5. Board Members option to sign waiver of Public Information Act on addresses & phone numbers
6. Presentation by Sally Ruthart, Executive Director on status of or items to act upon.
a. Occupancy Report — Vacancies and waiting list
b. Financial report
c. Work Order Confirmation to tenants
d. Extending rent due dates until the 10th of each month for PH tenants
1. Lease — comments from Board and approval to proceed
2. Rent Collection Policy — comments from Board and approval to proceed
e. Changing office hours to Monday thru Thursday 7:30 to 6:00 not closed for lunch — for the
tenants' convenience as some tenants work M -F, 8 -12 & 1 -5 same as our current office hours
1. Lease — comments from Board and approval to proceed
2. Personnel Policy — comments from Board and approval to proceed
f. Laundry Mats * 4 sites
g. Web Page
h. Cameras at Booker T Washington Homes (14 cameras)
i. Revising By -laws to include training for Board Members annually & future hiring practices of
executive directors — comments from Board and approval to proceed
7. Open meeting for discussion as requested by Commissioner Brenda Cherry regarding attitude of
staff member and some apartment repair concerns.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Open meeting for discussion as requested by Commissioner Brenda
Cherry regarding her concerns about promotions approved in the November 2014 Board Meeting.
9. Board Questions or comments.
10. Adjournment
POSTED: September 11, 2015 *11:00 A.M.
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The Board may vote and /or act upon each of the items listed in this Aeenda.
The Board reserves the right to retire into Executive Session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is
considered necessary and legally iustified under the Open Meetings Act.