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Consent Agenda Item 3. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	09/03/2019
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan
Submitted By:	Patricia Campos, Section 8 Housing Program Administrator
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.

Information

Request/Subject

Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification.

Background Information

The Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) measures the performance of the public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer the Housing Choice Voucher program in 14 key areas.

SEMAP will help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) target monitoring and assistance to PHA programs that need the most improvement.

SEMAP is used to remotely measure PHA performance and administration of the Housing Choice Voucher Program. SEMAP uses HUD's national database of tenant information and information from audits conducted annually by independent auditors. HUD will annually assign each PHA a rating on each of the 14 indicators and an overall performance rating will be received of "high", "standard", or "troubled". Metropolitan PHAs will also be able to earn bonus points for their achievements in encouraging assisted families to choose housing in low poverty areas.

Evaluation

The collection of this information is required by 24 CFR sec 985.101 which requires a Public Housing Agency (PHA) administering a Section Eight tenant-based assistance program to submit an annual SEMAP Certification within 60 days after the end of its fiscal year. The information from the PHA concerns the performance of the PHA and provides assurance that there is no evidence of seriously deficient performance. HUD uses the information and other data to assess PHA management capabilities and deficiencies and to assign an overall performance rating to the PHA.

By the Board of Supervisors approving the SEMAP Certification, it will ensure Gila County's PHA is in compliance with HUD rules and regulations and will enable HUD to provide a performance rating to the Gila County Public Housing Agency.

Conclusion

By the Board of Supervisors approving the SEMAP Certification, the Gila County Public Housing Agency will be in compliance with HUD regulations.

Recommendation

The Gila County Community Services Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the SEMAP Certification.

Suggested Motion

Approval of the Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification to finalize the FY 2019 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contractual obligations and to ensure that the Gila County Public Housing Agency receives a performance rating from HUD.

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SEMAP FY2019