PRESENTER: Presenter
Gayle Wilkinson, City Secretary
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of the Mayoral appointments of Sharon Samples to the Resident Commissioner seat and Hunter Schwarz to the City Resident seat of the Housing Authority Board with terms ending May 31, 2027.
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DEPARTMENT: City Secretary
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All districts
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Housing Authority Board of Commissioners acts to provide safe, decent, and sanitary housing for families of low-income in the City of New Braunfels.
The Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is comprised of 5 city residents, one of which is a tenant of a public housing project over which the authority has jurisdiction or who is a recipient of housing assistance administered through the authority's housing choice voucher program or project-based rental assistance program. Each member serves a two-year term. The City Secretary’s Office received applications from February 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025, and received 8 applications. The Mayor has appointed Sharon Sample and Hunter Schwarz to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners seats with terms ending May 31, 2027.
ISSUE:
The Housing Authority appointments are mayor appointed and council approved.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Fiscal Impact.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the approval of three individuals to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners with terms ending May 31, 2027.