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Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request to recognize an unanticipated increase of $40,000 of Federal U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) revenue and increase Other Professional Services in Resource Management’s budget for the Solano County Housing Authority for FY2018/19 (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request to recognize an unanticipated increase of $40,000 of Federal U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) revenue and increase Other Professional Services in Resource Management’s budget for the Solano County Housing Authority for FY2018/19 (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Solano County Housing Authority (SCHA), under an agreement with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides housing assistance to income qualified individuals in unincorporated Solano County and the cities of Dixon and Rio Vista through the Section 8 voucher program, which issues vouchers to offset rent for participating rental housing units. Since July 2002, the City of Vacaville (City), through its Housing Authority, administers this program on SCHA’s behalf though a contract with SCHA. This includes the administration and financial management of the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. For budgetary purposes, the County is a “pass through” agency for this program, collecting the money from HUD for the program and providing it to the City for implementation.
For FY2018/19, it was estimated that HUD would provide $2,300,000 in funding for this program. HUD has now increased its funding to SCHA by $40,000 and there is a need to increase the SCHA budget to recognize the increased revenue and to increase the expense in order to pass the funding on to the City for use in the Section 8 voucher program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department’s FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. All revenue from HUD is transferred to the City to manage the program and pay for vouchers.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may choose not to approve the ATR. This is not recommended as the increase can be used by the City to fund vouchers for SCHA’s Section 8 housing program.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
SCHA implements the housing assistance program through an agreement with HUD. SCHA contracts with the City of Vacaville Housing Authority to perform administration and financial management for the program with SCHA serving as the pass-through agency.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION