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REPORT - REVISION OF LIMITED PREFERENCE POLICY FOR DISASTER-AFFECTED FAMILIES ON THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER WAITING LIST
BACKGROUND: The Department of Housing and Community Services administers the federal Housing Choice Voucher program in the City of Santa Rosa. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that each local Housing Authority administering the voucher program maintain an Administrative Plan outlining local policies for the program. The Department of Housing and Community Services is recommending a change to the local Administrative Plan to revise the Limited Preference for Disaster-Affected families. The change would allow households displaced by the October 2017 wildfires from any Sonoma County address to qualify for the Limited Preference. By HUD requirement, any changes in the Administrative Plan must be adopted by Housing Authority resolution during a public meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Department of Housing and Community...
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