1980-05-21 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Special Meeting - May 21. 1980 The members of the Reading Housing Authority met in special session at 7 :30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 21, 1980 at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town Reading, Massachusetts. Proper notice of this meeting was posted by the Zxec tive Director in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 39 of the General as amended by Section 3, Chapter 303, Acts of 1975• The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Dempster. Those members also present were Mr. Westra, Mr. Johnson, Mr. White and Mr. Ogden, forming a quorum. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, was also present. The main purpose of this meeting was to interview Mrs. Patricia Renzell for a position administering the Section 8 Program, and to adopt the Affirmati• Action Plan for the Authority. However, before going into this business, Mrs Pierce presented an invoice from Latham & Latham in the amount of $710 for ser to date in the hoods vs. the Town of Reading and Housing Authority suit. A ch, for signatures was written on the Sectim 8 Checking Account and upon a motion rm by Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. White, it was VOTED: To pay this bill as submitted, by a 4 to 0 vote, Mrs. Ogden ha abstained from voting on this particular bill. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Mrs. Pierce then read a letter from the Woburn Council of Social Concern in which they requested the Authority's cooperation in a mailing for the Home - ,,Sharing Program which they have formed. They would get this letter together and requested that Mrs. Pierce mail it to those on the applicant list for housing. While the members felt that the concept of this Program was a good one, that is, matching up people who have homes to share with those looking for places to li e, they hesitated to become involved in a project that would be, in ,a way, an inv ion of the applicant's privacy. They, therefore, asked Mrs. Pierce to write to th concerning their feelings in this matter. Mrs. Renzello then entered the meeting and was introduced to the member. by Mrs. Pierce. She had previously submitted a resume of her background and qualifications and brought with her some personal and business letters of reference. She has been working for the past two years on the Section 8 Program in Melrose but is interested in making a move due to personnel changes at Melrose Housing The Board reviewed her papers and asked various questions concerning her experience and availability for work on the Reading Section 8 Program. After Mrs. Renzello left the meeting, the members discussed her interview and all agreed that she certainly had the requirements to administer the Program and seemed to have the ability to handle the types of problems related to it. However, there was a general feeling that the Authority should seek out some more candidates by advertising in some of the local papers and at least one Boston paper, giving equal opportunity to anyone qualified for the position. Mrs. Pierce was instructed to handle the matter accordingly. I 1.