TO: Chair and Housing Authority Commissioners
THROUGH: Keith Stahley, Executive Director
FROM: Nicole Utz, Administrator
SUBJECT:
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Revised Section 8 Administrative Plan
Ward(s): All Wards
Commissioners(s): Commissioners
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Welcome and Livable Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:
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Revisions to the Section 8 Administrative Plan. The proposed revisions would be effective January 22, 2024.
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ISSUE:
Shall the Commission adopt Resolution No. 2306 approving the Revised Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (PHA), effective January 22, 2024?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2306 approving the Revised Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (PHA) implementing self-certification of allowable medical, disability, and childcare expenses, as approved on December 19, 2023, by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
In its 2023-2024 Moving to Work Supplement to the PHA Plan, the Salem Housing Authority (SHA) proposed an Agency-Specific Waiver to allow self-certification of allowable expenses in the calculation of adjusted income for the Section 8 program as follows:
• Out of pocket medical and disability expenses up to a total of $3,500 annually, and
• Unreimbursed childcare expenses up to a total of $5,000 annually.
The Agency-Specific Waiver was approved by HUD on December 19, 2023.
This update to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan will allow SHA to begin to accept self-certification of these expenses from program participants upon its effective date.
This revision includes no other changes or updates.
BACKGROUND:
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan establishes by policy the criteria under which families are eligible to receive a Housing Choice Voucher. The plan outlines SHA’s written policies where there is discretion in the regulations to operate the Housing Choice Voucher Program. The plan includes policies relating to waitlist management, issuance and denial of Vouchers, special purpose Vouchers, occupancy, recruitment of property owners, subsidy and payment standards, grievance and hearing processes, recertifications, housing inspections, application of the Fair Market Rents, and others. The Administrative Plan is required by federal regulation to be adopted by the Board and used to guide the operations of the Housing Choice Voucher program.
Nicole Utz
Administrator
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2306
2. Exhibit 1 Draft - Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan, effective January 22, 2024
3. Affected pages from the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative plan, highlighting the updated sections.