Chapter 2.45
JOINT HOUSING AUTHORITY
Sections:
2.45.010 Finding of necessity.
2.45.030 Deactivation of prior housing authority.
2.45.040 Joint authority administration.
2.45.050 Approval requirements.
2.45.010 Finding of necessity.
A. There are unsafe and unsanitary inhabited dwellings in South Bend;
B. There is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents affordable to persons of low to moderate income and to senior citizens within South Bend;
C. Unsafe and unsanitary dwelling accommodations pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of South Bend;
D. Pacific County and the cities of Ilwaco, Long Beach, Raymond and South Bend do not independently possess sufficient resources to rehabilitate unsafe and unsanitary dwelling accommodations; and
E. Formation of a joint Pacific County housing authority would promote the rehabilitation of unsafe and unsanitary housing, and promote efficiency and cooperation between Pacific County and the cities of Ilwaco, Long Beach, Raymond and South Bend. (Ord. 1295 § 1, 2003).
2.45.020 Authority.
A. Establishment of Authority. The county of Pacific has formed a joint city-county housing authority together with and subject to approval by one or more of the following cities: city of Ilwaco, city of Long Beach, city of Raymond, and/or the city of South Bend.
B. Name of Authority. The name of the housing authority shall be the “joint Pacific County housing authority” (hereinafter “joint authority”).
C. Jurisdiction of Authority. The joint authority shall possess those powers and authorities as established under Chapter 35.82 RCW governing housing authorities in the state of Washington.
D. Relationship of Authority. The joint authority shall be, pursuant to Chapter 35.82 RCW and specifically RCW 35.82.070, a nonprofit, separate, quasi-municipal corporation under the laws of the state of Washington.
E. Financial Support of Authority. The joint authority shall be self-supporting. Neither the county of Pacific, nor the cities of Ilwaco, Long Beach, Raymond, or South Bend, shall be liable for any current expenses, long-term debt, or contingent liability of the joint authority. (Ord. 1295 § 2, 2003).
2.45.030 Deactivation of prior housing authority.
A. Deactivation of the Pacific County Housing Authority. Upon activation of the joint authority, the Pacific County housing authority as established by Pacific County Resolution No. 90-036 and the board to which members were appointed by Pacific County Resolution No. 90-040 shall be officially deactivated. The assets of the Pacific County housing authority, including both real and personal property and funding sources, shall be transferred to the joint authority. The debts of the Pacific County housing authority shall be assumed by the joint authority. Any debt or other liability of the Pacific County housing authority which pre-exists the creation of the joint authority shall not be assumed by nor assigned to Pacific County, the city of Ilwaco, the city of Long Beach, the city of Raymond, or the city of South Bend.
B. Deactivation of the Joint Authority. Upon deactivation of the joint authority, assets shall be applied and distributed pursuant to RCW 35.82.325; provided, however, that the Pacific County housing authority, if reactivated at the time of said deactivation, shall be entitled to the return of all assets held by it prior to the formation of the joint authority, and the Pacific County housing authority shall assume all debts encumbering and/or associated with said assets. (Ord. 1295 § 3, 2003).
2.45.040 Joint authority administration.
A. Board Membership. The governing board of the joint authority shall consist of five regular members and one alternate member. Board members shall serve for three-year terms, unless removed in accordance with subsection (E) of this section.
B. Board Appointment. One regular board member apiece shall be appointed to the governing board of the joint authority (hereinafter “joint board”) by the mayor of the city of Ilwaco, mayor of the city of Long Beach, mayor of the city of Raymond and the mayor of the city of South Bend. The board of Pacific County commissioners shall also appoint one regular board member to the governing board from the unincorporated citizenry. In addition, the board of Pacific County commissioners shall appoint one alternate board member from the county overall who, in the absence of any regular board member during a regular or special meeting of the board, shall function as a regular board member.
C. Board Officers. The joint board shall schedule a yearly organizational meeting, during which the calendar budget shall be adopted, and the office of board chair and board secretary shall be elected by, and from among, the members of the joint board.
D. Yearly Report. The governing joint board shall provide a yearly written report to the mayors of the cities of Ilwaco, Long Beach, Raymond and South Bend, and to the board of Pacific County commissioners. The yearly report shall include a status report regarding projects and programs undertaken by the joint authority, and a summary of the joint authority budget for the present calendar year.
E. Removal of Board Members. A board member may be removed at any time by the appointing official(s) for cause.
F. Board Vacancies. Mid-term vacancies resulting from resignation, removal or other cause shall be filled by the appointing official(s) for the length of the remaining term.
G. Bylaws. The joint board may adopt, and from time to time amend, bylaws and other rules of operation. (Ord. 1295 § 4, 2003).
2.45.050 Approval requirements.
Any proposed multi-unit project located within the city limits of the city of South Bend must have prior approval of the South Bend planning commission. (Ord. 1295 § 5, 2003).