CHAPTER 1-26: PRESCOTT PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY
SECTIONS:
1-26-6: OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY:
1-26-1 CREATION:
The Prescott Public Housing Authority is hereby created.
1-26-2 MEMBERSHIP:
The members of the Prescott City Council shall serve as the members of the Prescott Public Housing Authority, without any additional compensation other than that received in their official capacity as a Council member.
1-26-3 DUTIES:
The duties of the Prescott Public Housing Authority shall be to:
(A) Determine which housing programs the Prescott Public Housing Authority wishes to pursue within the corporate limits of the City of Prescott.
(B) To enter into contracts with nonprofit corporations or organizations for the implementation of federal programs for low-income families, the elderly, and other eligible groups within the City Limits.
(C) Approve any and all grant applications prior to the submission of all such grant applications.
(D) Approve any and all contracts entered into by the Authority’s designee
1-26-4 ORGANIZATION:
The chairman of the Authority shall be the Mayor. The vice-chairman of the Authority shall be the Vice Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.
1-26-5 MEETINGS:
The Authority shall meet at such time as deemed necessary by the chairman thereof or any two (2) members of the Authority.
1-26-6 OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY:
The City of Prescott shall not be obligated to fund or contribute monetarily to the operation of the Public Housing Authority or to any designee of same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not preclude City of Prescott staff from expending a nominal amount of time at the direction of the City Manager to assist the Authority and/or its designee in the implementation of housing programs within the City limits, not to exceed one hundred (100) man-hours per year, nor shall it prohibit the expenditure of nominal sums in the course thereof, such as copy costs, long-distance telephone calls, etc., as long as such costs can be recovered by the City from available grants. (Ord. 2281, 7-23-91)