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Tenant board seat, nomination rules and laundry‑fund dispute raised at Sudbury Housing Authority meeting
Summary
Commissioners discussed the expiring tenant board member term and the nomination procedure (Town Clerk/Select Board process and tenants’ organization nominations); the meeting also recorded tenant votes to transfer ownership of Village washers and dryers and outstanding MOA/accounting issues.
Vice Chair T. Vitvitsky told the Sudbury Housing Authority that she is willing to continue serving in the tenant board seat that expires at the end of May. Executive Director Sheila M. Cusolito reviewed the appointment procedure used in 2021: SHA must notify state public housing tenants of the opportunity to apply; applications go through the Town Clerk and the Select Board makes the appointment. Cusolito said the recognized tenants’ organization (referred to in the transcript earlier as the LTO) may nominate up to five residents; other state public housing residents may apply independently.
Cusolito reported the tenant organization (referred to in the minutes both as the MVTO and earlier as the LTO) expressed support for Commissioner Vitvitsky and did not indicate it would nominate other residents. She said the nomination package will be submitted by the Town Clerk to the Select Board after the application deadline, allowing time to seek an appointment before the current term expires.
Separately, SHA staff discussed a longstanding memorandum of agreement that had governed washer/dryer ownership and revenue splits between SHA and a now‑dissolved Musketahquid Village Tenants’ Association; that MOA left tenants owning the machines and establishing a 43%/57% split (43% SHA for utilities; 57% tenants for purchasing new machines and discretionary use). Cusolito said the Agreement does not automatically transfer to the current MVTO; at a recent MVTO meeting tenants voted to transfer ownership of the machines to the Housing Authority, but SHA has not yet received a condition report and is working to coordinate any transfer with the start of the fiscal year and to clarify how to undo the existing MOA and establish a new one.
The board did not vote on an appointment at the meeting; Cusolito emphasized the timeline gives the Town Clerk time to present candidate applications to the Select Board prior to the end of the current term.
