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Cook County HRA approves personnel policy, contracts and bank signatories; forwards Lutzen housing request to EDA
Summary
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Cook County met Feb. 19 and approved a series of administrative policies, contracts and a bank-signatory resolution, and forwarded a developer request on vacancy rules to the Economic Development Authority for consideration.
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Cook County met Feb. 19 and approved a slate of administrative policies and contracts and a bank-signatory resolution, and agreed to forward a request from 1 Roof Community Housing to the Economic Development Authority for consideration.
The actions were unanimous on voice votes where called. The board approved: adding one item to the agenda (consideration of an EDA issue related to 1 Roof Housing in Lutzen); minutes from the Jan. 15 special meeting and Jan. 15 regular meeting; a formal paid time off/sick-and-safe-time policy prepared by the Freiberger law firm; a contract to hire Jeffrey Brand as executive director; a consulting contract with Jason Hale covering transition work through the end of 2025; and a resolution expanding authorized signatories on the HRA bank account. The board also moved to recommend that the EDA accept proposed covenant changes requested by 1 Roof Community Housing to address recurring vacancies at its 16-unit project in Lutzen; the EDA will consider a related resolution at its March 18 meeting.
Votes at a glance - Motion to add an item about an EDA matter (Lutzen housing) to the agenda — approved by voice vote. - Approval of Jan. 15, 2025 special meeting minutes — approved by voice vote. - Approval of Jan. 15, 2025 regular meeting minutes — approved by voice vote. - Approval of paid time off / sick-and-safe-time policy (policy produced by Freiberger law firm, reflecting a 2023 state legislative mandate) — approved by voice vote. - Approval of contract with Jeffrey Brand to serve as executive director — approved by voice vote; Brand was introduced and welcomed to the role. - Approval of consulting contract with Jason Hale through the end of 2025 (discounted consulting rate described in meeting) — approved by voice vote. - Approval of resolution expanding bank signature authority (referred to in the meeting as Resolution 205-2) to add chair, vice chair and secretary as signatories — approved by voice vote. - Motion to recommend that the EDA accept 1 Roof Community Housing's requested covenant changes related to eligibility for up to four units in the 16-unit Lutzen project — approved; EDA to consider a related resolution March 18.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript; outcomes were recorded by the board chair calling for aye/ opposed and hearing none. The meeting moved on to presentations and other business after the actions above and then adjourned.
