Public housing committee reviews ordinance to let NCHC use Verify4 for income verification

Summary

Housing Ordinance 25-5, authorizing North Coast Housing Connections to enter an agreement with Verify4, was introduced and referred to the public-housing committee; the ordinance would permit access to online employment and income data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for applicant and participant verification.

At the special public housing meeting on July 7, the council introduced Housing Ordinance 25-5, which would authorize the executive director of North Coast Housing Connections (NCHC) to enter an agreement with Verify4, Inc. to access online services that verify applicants’ and participants’ income and employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The measure was placed on first reading and referred to the public housing committee for additional review. The ordinance description in the record specifies that the agreement would provide access to Verify4’s online verification services for NCHC use in income and employment verification for applicants and program participants. Committee members did not take a final vote on the ordinance at the initial presentation; further committee consideration was scheduled.

Council took a procedural motion to refer the ordinance to the public housing committee. No public testimony was recorded on this item in the meeting transcript. The administration and the housing authority will present more detail to the committee as part of the regular committee process.