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HE AGREED THAT ONCE IT IS ESTABLISHED, YOU CAN'T ABOLISH IT, BUT FELT <br />THE COUNTY DOES HAVE SOME CONTROL AND NOTED THAT THE HIGH INTEREST RATES <br />PRICE THE LOW INCOME GROUP OUT OF THE MORTGAGE MARKET. COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON FELT THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL OPERATION RESTS WITH THE SELECTION <br />OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE THE POLICY MAKERS FOR THAT AUTHORITY, AND <br />HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS THE ANSWER FOR THE <br />LOW INCOME PEOPLE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS HAD NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT IF A HOUSING AUTHORITY IS <br />CREATED, HE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO PUBLICLY ASK FOR PEOPLE WILLING TO <br />SERVE AND WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSI.'`ONERS VERY ACTIVELY TO CHECK ON ALL <br />NAMES SUBMITTED. HE FELT RESUMES MUST BE TAKEN AND WE MUST ENCOURAGE <br />THE PUBLIC TO WRITE OR PHONE IN AND SHOULD TAKE WHATEVER TIME IS <br />NECESSARY TO BE SURE WE SELECT THE RIGHT PEOPLE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS REQUESTED THAT WRITTEN RESUMES BE REQUIRED. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS - <br />SIGNER DEESON TO GO ON RECORD FAVORING THE CREATION OF A HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />AND THAT THE COMMISSION BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT RESUMES IN WRITING BY THE <br />MEETING OF AUGUST 8TH FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION BEFORE MAKING RECOM- <br />MENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR FOR APPOINTMENT. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy, AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, INFORMED THOSE <br />PRESENT THAT SHE WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR MOTION AS SHE <br />DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS THE TIME TO GO INTO A HOUSING AUTHORITY, BUT IF <br />THAT IS THE DECISION OF THE BOARD, SHE WILL WORK HARD TO MAKE A GOOD <br />HOUSING AUTHORITY. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE SOME TIME <br />BEFORE THE MEETING OF AUGUST 8TH TO REVIEW AND STUDY THE RESUMES, HE <br />SUGGESTED THAT ATTORNEY CALDWELL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION AND <br />PUBLICLY THROUGH THE PRESS A STATEMENT OUTLINING THE DUTIES INVOLVED SO <br />PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE JOB. <br />ATTORNEY CALDWELL STATED HE WOULD PREPARE SUCH A STATEMENT <br />AND SET OUT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. <br />- DISCUSSION CONTINUED AS TO WHEN THESE RESUMES SHOULD BE <br />RECEIVED AND AT WHAT MEETING THEY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED. <br />BUCK AlWAGE 166 <br />JUL 171979 25 <br />