HomeMy WebLinkAboutA010 - Resolution appointing a City Representative to the Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority (CIRHA) Board of CommissionersITEM #:12
DATE:01-27-26
DEPT:P&H
SUBJECT:RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CENTRAL
IOWA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (CIRHA) BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS.
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
In March 2011, the City Council approved a 28E intergovernmental agreement with Central
Iowa Regional Housing Authority (CIRHA) to operate and administer the City’s Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program within the Ames jurisdiction. As part of the 28E agreement,
the City Council authorized the Mayor to appoint a member and an alternate to represent the
City on CIRHA’s Board of Commissioners.
At the February 14, 2023, City Council meeting, Housing Coordinator Vanessa Baker-Latimer
was appointed as the primary representative for Ames on CIRHA’s Executive Board of
Commissioners. Her current term will expire on February 14, 2026 (see attached letter).
Therefore, she will need to be reappointed for another three-year term. Staff is currently
working to identify an alternate.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Re-appoint Housing Coordinator Vanessa Baker-Latimer as the primary Board Member
Representative to the CIRHA Executive Board of Commissioners for the City of Ames.
2. Identify another person as the primary Board Member Representative to the CIRHA
Executive Board of Commissioners for the City of Ames.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
As part of the City Council’s affordable housing goals, it is important that a representative be
reappointed to serve on this board to represent low-income households in Ames who need
this vital form of housing assistance. It is therefore the recommendation of the City Manager
that the City Council adopt Alternative #1, as described above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
CIRHA Agmt.pdf
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