CalHFA executive committee holds closed session to evaluate executive director; annual review to go to full board

Board Chair Jim Cervantes opened the Aug. 22 meeting of the California Housing Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) Executive Valuation Committee and announced the committee would enter a closed session “pursuant to government code section 1126A sub point 1” to evaluate the performance of a public employee.

The committee returned to open session with the chair reporting that the body has prepared, or is working on, an annual evaluation for Executive Director Tina Johnson Hall covering fiscal year 2023 through June 2024 and that the committee will present the completed evaluation to the full CalHFA board at its Sept. 19 meeting in closed session.

The committee approved the minutes of the June 30 meeting by consensus; one member said they were not present for the June 20 meeting and abstained from that approval. The committee also completed its required annual review of the committee charter. Staff told members it had no recommendations and Director Russell said he was comfortable the charter fulfilled its purpose; no amendments were proposed.

Courtney, serving meeting support, opened the floor for public comment twice and reported no hands were raised on the charter or other jurisdictional matters. The chair thanked staff and members for their participation and adjourned the meeting, saying the committee would reconvene at a later date to be scheduled.

The meeting record notes Secretary Maas temporarily stepped away during the meeting but the committee maintained a quorum. The closed-session entry and the subsequent report to the committee are the primary substantive developments from this session; no formal public actions altering policy or approving new programs were taken in open session.