THE COMANCHE NATION HOUSING AUTHORITY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING
January 31, 2008
5:00 P.M.
The Comanche Nation Housing
Authority’s Board of Commissioners Special meeting was held Thursday, January
31, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room located at 402 SE ‘F’ Avenue,
Lawton, Oklahoma.
I.
CALL TO ORDER:
By Vice Chairman Anthony
DeFilippo at 5:20 PM.
II. INVOCATION:
By Anthony DeFilippo
III.
ROLL CALL ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM:
The
following Commissioners were present at roll call:
Chairperson Sallie Kerchee Tonips
Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo
Commissioner Richard Attocknie
Commissioner Edward Eschiti
A quorum is established.
IV. Elder
Assistance:
Chairperson Tonips reminds the board as well as the
audience that only the items on the agenda for this special meeting may be
discussed. And if anyone is at this meeting that needs to be heard by the board
of commissioners must be on the agenda for the February 11th, regular
board meeting.
Charles Tissychy, Director of Housing
Management and Operations, called HUD and asked if changes could be made to
lower the ceiling rate for the CNHA low rentals.
HUD advised Mr. Tissychy that “yes”, CNHA is allowed
to amend policy to reflect lower ceiling rates on rentals. (In reference to
elderly rental rates increasing), but will also affect non-elderly clients.
Motion
made by Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo to make a resolution to create a policy,
that would allow a $100.00 elder credit and a $50.00 disabled credit with proper
documentation to be effective March 1, 2008, for Comanches only.
Motion seconded by Commission Edward Eschiti.
Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo
Commissioner Richard Attocknie
Commissioner Edward Eschiti
Voted yea, 0 nays and 1 abstention.
Motion carried.
V. INDIAN
HOUSING PLAN:
The Indian
Housing
Plan (IHP) is submitted
to HUD when CNHA is requesting funding for the next new fiscal year within the
Indian Housing Block Grant. The Executive Director has to submit a plan of how
CNHA intends on utilizing the funds to include CNHA’s goals and objectives for
that new year. This process is done yearly, and by December 31 which is the end
of the fiscal year. The CNHA will
then submit an Annual
Performance Report (APR)
to HUD, that shows how the funding was spent and used and if our goals and
objective have been meant.
Motion
made by Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo to approve the supposed Indian Housing
Plan submitted on January 31, 2008.
Motion seconded by Commissioner Edward Eschiti.
Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo
Commissioner Edward Eschiti
Commissioner Richard Attocknie
Voted yea, 0 nays and 1 abstention.
Motion carried.
VI.
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION:
None.
VII.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Commissioner Richard Attocknie to adjourn the meeting.
Motion seconded by Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo.
Vice Chairman Anthony DeFilippo
Commissioner Richard Attocknie
Commissioner Edward Eschiti.
Voted yea, 0 nays and 1 abstention.
Motion Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:32
P.M.
CERTIFICATION
I,
Dianna Butler, Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Comanche Nation
Housing Authority do hereby certify that I have compared and annexed extracts of
the minutes of the Special Board Meeting of the Authority held on Thursday
January 31, 2008. Authority is comprised of five (5) members, 4 of whom were
present. I further affirm the
attached minutes were approved by a vote of
for
against, with
abstaining.
The original minutes are recorded in the official minute book of said
Authority and this record is a correct transcript of the minutes.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal of said Authority this __________
day of _________________, 2008.
DIANNA BUTLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COMANCHE NATION HOUSING AUTHORITY
SALLIE KERCHEE TONIPS
CHAIRPERSON, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COMANCHE NATION HOUSING AUTHORITY