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DEC 191979 scox 42 FacE s COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ED REGAN APPROACHED THE BOARD TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTING SECTION S, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACTS. HE NOTED THAT WHEN THE APPLICANTS ARE APPROVED, THEY CAN SEEK RENTAL UNITS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY, EVEN WITHIN THE CITIES. THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL CHECKS AND BALANCES AND REVIEW. THE PROGRAM MANAGER INTERVIEWS THE APPLICANT, ISSUES THE CERTIFICATE, CHECKS THE PREMISES, ETC., AND THEN WE ARE READY TO ENTER INTO AN ASSISTANCE CONTRACT. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THEY CHECK THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PERSON AS TO INCOME AND ASSETS, AND MR. REGAN STATED THAT TED REX GETS A RELEASE FROM THE APPLICANT AND CHECKS ALL THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE SUPPLIED; WE ALSO HAVE INPUT FROM OTHER AGENCIES. CHAIRMAN WODTKE FELT THAT WE CANNOT DO ENOUGH CHECKING ON SOMEONE IS ELIGIBILITY, EVEN THOUGH MOST ARE HONEST. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF THERE IS ANY REQUIREMENTS AS TO WHO SHOULD SIGN THESE ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE LEASES ACTUALLY CALL FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS, BUT HE FELT THAT CAN BE DELEGATED. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COM- MISSIONER Loy, TO DELEGATE COMMUNITY DIRECTOR REGAN TO SIGN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED DOCUMENTS. MR. REGAN NOTED THAT HE WILL ACTIVELY BE CHECKING WHAT MR. REX IS DOING AND BELIEVED THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE ON THAT AUTHORITY. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REGAN THEN ASKED FOR AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THE FIRST SECTION S HOUSING ASSISTANCE LEASES RETROACTIVE TO THE 15TH OF DECEMBER. HE •EXPLAINED THAT BOTH APPLICANTS WERE HARD PRESSED, AND WE HAD TO ASSURE THE LANDLORDS THAT IF THE BOARD PROCEEDED, THEY WOULD PROCEED FROM THE 15TH ON. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY GAVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REGAN