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Commissioners and RHA discuss alternative revenue streams and safeguards before any levy
Summary
Discussion at the Lake County work session covered alternatives to relying solely on a mill levy for housing authority funding, including land-bank awards, rental revenue and property-management fees, and emphasized the need for pre-ballot planning and community engagement.
Commissioners and RHA staff used the July 14 work session to explore alternatives to a mill levy and to describe ways the housing authority plans to expand revenue without placing immediate tax asks before voters.
Becky Longberg outlined efforts to diversify RHA revenue: pursuing a land-bank award and a limited partnership that could produce in-lieu-of-tax payments, launching a property-management program that would generate fee income, and seeking grants. Commissioners and staff urged careful pre-ballot planning, noting that past successful local tax initiatives had extensive community outreach and strategic timing (for example, aligning with higher-turnout elections).
Participants noted administrative hurdles if the IGA limits the authority and the practical value of embedding safeguards in the IGA (such as requiring BOCC review before an election) so the authority can plan but not move forward with taxation without county oversight.
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