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Special public housing board creates and renames three North Coast Housing positions; director warns of voucher funding shortfall
Summary
At a March 18 special meeting the public housing board adopted three ordinances creating and renaming administrative positions within North Coast Housing Connections and heard a director report that federal continuing resolutions have constrained voucher leasing to roughly 95% of units.
The special meeting of the Public Housing Board on March 18 approved three ordinances (Housing Ordinances 25-1, 25-2 and 25-3) that create and rename administrative positions within North Coast Housing Connections, the city’s public housing agency, and declared an emergency to allow immediate implementation.
At the start of the meeting the housing director (name not specified in the transcript) briefed board members on the agency’s 2025 voucher funding outlook, saying the federal continuing resolution kept funding at 2024 levels and that the agency’s portfolio of 802 housing vouchers likely will lease up at roughly 95 percent in 2025 rather than full capacity. The director said staff are seeking additional funds but had not yet secured more money.
Board actions - Housing Ordinance 25-1: Amend Exhibit A of Ordinance 348-04 to create the position of Housing Admissions and Continued Assistance Administrator within North Coast Housing Connections; emergency and final adoption at the special meeting. - Housing Ordinance 25-2: Amend Exhibit A of Ordinance 348-04 to change the job title and description from Project-Based Wait List Manager to Project-Based Wait List Administrator within North Coast Housing Connections; emergency and final adoption. - Housing Ordinance 25-3: Amend Exhibit A of Ordinance 348-04 to change the job title and description of Public Housing Manager to Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager within North Coast Housing Connections; emergency and final adoption.
Votes and procedure Each ordinance was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call during the special meeting. The roll-call recorded affirmative votes from board members present (Deborah Lime; Cammie Schuman; John Soter; Monica Wilson; Amanda Boyd; Alan Divis; Rob Early; Kevin Kuzma). Tally for each ordinance: yes 9, no 0.
Director update (public housing) The director told the board: “I sent out to everyone in the council what our funding’s gonna look like for 2025 for North Coast housing. As we saw, the president signed the continuing resolution at 2024 levels... I met with the mayor and Tony today so I can give them an update of what that’ll look like for our 802 housing vouchers. Unfortunately, I won't be able to lease up at 100% because of the funding we're gonna receive, and that funding will maybe look like we're gonna be at 95%.” (Director remarks summarized and quoted from the March 18 meeting.)
Why this matters The changes adjust the housing agency’s staffing structure and job titles relevant to administering admissions, project-based wait lists and Housing Choice Voucher operations. The director’s funding update signals constrained federal funding levels may limit leasing capacity for voucher-assisted households in 2025.
Ending: The board adopted the three ordinances and declared emergencies to place the staffing changes into effect; the director said staff will continue to pursue additional funds and keep council informed of leasing capacity.
