About

Among the Board of Commissioners' principal responsibilities are:

• Providing leadership and advocating for public housing;
• Setting policies governing the operations of the public housing authority and charting the direction of current and future programs;
• Ensuring, through independent reviews and audits that the Bloomington Housing Authority operates within the law and according to HUD regulations, taking into consideration the economy and efficiency of operations;
• Hiring a qualified Executive Director to manage the day to day operations;
• Obtaining and managing monies to support the authority;
• Adopting operating budgets; and
• Establishing policies to prevent fraud, abuse, mismanagement and discrimination and to ensure that the BHA acts legally and with integrity in its daily operations.

Meetings

All regular meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the Bloomington Housing Authority’s Community Room at 1007 N. Summit St. Bloomington, IN 47404. For cancellations or changes, please refer to Public Notices in the Herald Times or our Facebook page the Monday prior to a scheduled meeting.

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Duties

To provide decent, safe and sanitary housing to low-income families. Director of the Housing Authority reports to this Board with budgets, employee issues and modernization programs.

Term

Four Years

Qualifications

Appointees may not be an officer or employee of the City; must be a resident of the area serviced (City + 5 miles); no more than four* members may be of the same political party.

(* changed to four in 2001)

Compensation

$25 per meeting.