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Council signals consensus to move forward on housing and community-development reorganization
Summary
City staff proposed reorganizing reporting so the community development director and housing director report to the city administrator and making the city administrator the executive director of the local CHEETAH board; the CHEETAH board reportedly approved motions supporting the change and council members signaled consensus to proceed with bylaw revisions and formal action later.
City staff presented a proposed reorganization of housing and community-development functions that would make the community development director and the housing director report directly to the city administrator and would designate the city administrator as the executive director of the local housing/economic development board referred to in the transcript as CHEETAH.
The presenter said the plan was discussed at the CHEETAH board’s January meeting and that board members supported two motions: approving the reorganization and appointing the city administrator as interim executive director so HUD- and housing-related work can continue without interruption. Staff also said they had consulted the city attorney, an outside counsel (Stephen Larson) and the League of Minnesota Cities and found no legal barrier to the changes.
Under the proposal, the community development director would retain oversight of community-development budgets and projects while the housing director would remain responsible for housing programs (including HUD reporting) but would report administratively to the city administrator. Staff said HUD reporting, transfer-of-funds approvals and other HUD-related responsibilities would remain and that the city administrator would sign or approve those actions per federal requirements.
Council members and CHEETAH board members expressed support and asked staff to return with amended bylaws and formal documents after required notice periods. The transcript records council consensus to proceed; no formal vote was recorded at this meeting.
