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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE HOUSING CHOICE <br />VOUCHER PROGRAM UTILITY ALLOWANCE SCHEDULE <br />WHEREAS, The Department of Urban Development (HUD) requires annual review <br />of utility costs to ensure that utility allowances given to Housing Choice Voucher Section <br />8 Program participants are reasonable and within regulatory compliance; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to assure fair utility allowances, the Rental Assistance <br />Program retained The Nelrod Company to survey and study rates for all types of utilities, <br />electric, gas, water, sewer, propane, etc., using methodology analyzing consumption and <br />utility rates by each housing type and by each bedroom size which resulted in a written <br />report; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners Rental <br />Assistance Program staff analyzed the written report and established its Utility Allowance <br />Schedule, with revisions effective October 1, 2020, and is in compliance with HUD <br />regulations; and <br />WHEREAS, changes in the Utility Allowance Schedule effective October 1, 2020 <br />for fiscal year 2021 are attached as Exhibit A; and <br />WHEREAS, the use of the Utility Allowance Schedule keeps the Indian River <br />County Housing Choice Voucher Program compliant with HUD regulations and in line with <br />current market conditions; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners accept and approve the complete utility allowance schedule as <br />attached hereto, effective October 1, 2020 and used by staff to determine individual utility <br />rate allowances in accordance with the Housing Choice Voucher Program. <br />The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner and <br />seconded by Commissioner and, upon being put to a vote, the vote <br />was as follows: <br />Chairman Susan Adams <br />Vice Chairman Joseph E. Fletcher <br />Commissioner Bob Solari <br />Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Commissioner Tim Zorc <br />The Chairman thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this <br />22nd day of September, 2020. <br />Attest: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk -of INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Court and Comptroller BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />By <br />Deputy Clerk <br />m <br />Susan Adams, Chairman <br />98 <br />