Purpose

If a board is clear about its role and responsibilities, the housing authority is on the track to success. Essential for new and veteran board members, and for executive directors, this training offers a solid overview of commissioner legal responsibilities. Included are topics such as understanding your PHA's policies and how to monitor them, and the relationships between the board members, executive director, staff, HUD, and the community. What does the board need to know about public housing asset management? About housing choice voucher utilization? What are the fundamentals of performance measures, finances, and management controls all commissioners should understand? How can the PHA avoid lawsuits? What is the PHA's plan for improvement of at-risk areas? This is your opportunity to come together and think strategically.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of Essentials for Commissioners, you should have developed and mastered the skills needed to play an active role on a PHA's board of commissioners and make strategic long-term decisions for a housing authority.

Day One

• Identify the key elements that should be addressed in the PHA's admissions and continued occupancy policy (ACOP), administrative plan, and capital fund plan
• Define the roles and responsibilities of the board, board members, the executive director, and PHA staff, emphasizing the relationships between each
• Define the purpose of the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) and identify its key performance indicators
• Define the purpose of the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and recognize the relevant changes in the PHAS interim rule

Day Two

• Correctly apply federal fair housing laws to manage nondiscrimination, including areas such as VAWA, developing a service and accommodation policy, and defining the role and essential duties of the 504 coordinator
• Apply the principles and practices of effective meetings
• Identify and apply the basic steps in the strategic planning process
• Recognize the core qualities of a leader

Seminar #101-040

AGENDA:
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METHOD: A group-live seminar featuring PowerPoint, case studies, group discussion, course book, and Q&A
LENGTH: Two days
AUDIENCE: Commissioners
PROGRAM LEVEL: Basic
PREREQUISITES: None
ADVANCED PREPARATION: None
EXAM: Exam available upon request. Please email sales@nanmckay.com.
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