HomeMy WebLinkAboutMHA 11/02/2022Minutes of the Public Hearing of the Proposed Annual Plan
and Regular Meeting of the Mansfield Housing Authority
held at 22 Bicentennial Court and via GoToMeeting on
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM
The Members of the Mansfield Housing Authority met in Regular Session in person
and by video conference at 7:00 PM.
The Meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Kevin Doyle at 7:00 PM and upon
roll call, those present and absent were as follows:
Present: Absent:
Kevin Doyle
Olivier Kozlowski
Kenneth Tucker
Mary Kate Flynn
William Snyder
Also present was the Executive Director, Andrea McDougall, 6 residents and no
remote callers.
A copy of the Notice of Meeting, pursuant to Section 23A of Chapter 39 of the
General Laws, with the Certificate as to Service of Notice of Meeting attached
thereto was read and ordered spread upon the Minutes of the Meeting and filed for
record.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23A of Chapter 39 of the General
Laws that a Meeting of the Mansfield Housing Authority will be held online via
GoToMeeting at 7:00 PM on October 5, 2022.
CERTIFICATE AS TO NOTICE OF MEETING
(Section 23A, Chapter 39, General Laws)
I, the undersigned, the duly appointed qualified Executive Director of the Mansfield
Housing Authority do hereby certify that on September 30, 2022, 1 caused to be filed,
in the manner provided by Section 23A, Chapter 39, General Laws, with the Clerk of
the Town of Mansfield, Massachusetts, a Notice of Meeting of which the foregoing is
a true and correct copy.
IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, I have set my hand this 25'h day of October 2022.
Andrea McDougall, cutive Director & Acting Secretary
A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr. Tucker
to Approve Warrant #414 for the Month of October 2022 in the
amount of $335,174.14.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr.
Kozlowski to approve the Minutes of the October 5, 20221
Regular Monthly Board Meeting.
Mr. Kozlowski requested that the Attorney General's letter of determination
regarding the Open Meeting Law complaint filed against three members of the
Housing Authority Board be included in the minutes. Chairman Doyle stated that the
Attorney General's letter required the Board to make public the letter written to the
Governor but not the letter from the Attorney General Mr. Kozlowski argued that the
Attorney General's letter was submitted and discussed at the regular monthly Board
meeting in October. Ms. Flynn agreed with Mr. Kozlowski to include the Attorney
General's letter of determination as an addendum. Hearing no further objection,
The Motion passed by a Vote of 4 -0-1 with Chairman Doyle
abstaining.
A Motion was made by Mr. Kozlowski and seconded by Mr.
Tucker to accept the Executive Director's Report and Resident
Service Coordinator Report.
Mr. Kozlowski asked the Executive Director to provide more details on the Park
Street Siding Project. Ms. McDougall stated that the Architect will be scheduling
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exploratory work to discover what specifically we will need a contractor to do to
repair the building's siding. She added that in the emergency a contractor was hired
to secure the siding to prevent further damage.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr. Tucker
to Approve of the Balance Sheets, Quarterly Financial and
Modernization Reports as of September 30, 2022, as Prepared
by the Fee Accountant.
The Board of Commissioners reviewed the financial statements provided by the Fee
Accountant.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr.
Kozlowski to Approve the Schedule of Positions and
Compensation Form.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr.
Kozlowski to Approve the Fiscal Year End Financial Statement.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
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A Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr. Tucker
to Approve the Family Self Sufficiency Program Action Plan.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
The Chairman referred to Agenda Item #8, Approval to Dispose of the
Executive Director Performance Objective Policy and Discussion of Updates
for Executive Director's Goals and Objectives.
A Motion was made by Mr. Kozlowski and seconded by Mr.
Tucker to Dispose of the Executive Director Performance
Objective Policy.
It was discussed that Goals and Objectives for the Executive Director would be
reviewed in April, May, or June of 2023.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
The Chairman referred to Aaenda Item #9. Questions and Comments:
Mr. Kozlowski asked if other Board Members have received hoax emails. The
Executive Director stated that there have been many residents that have fallen
victim to these emails. Ms. McDougall said that the Resident Service Coordinator is
planning to host a discussion with professionals to address these situations.
There were no comments from the Executive Director.
The Chairman asked for a Motion to Adjourn.
There being no further business to Come before the Board, a
Motion was made by Ms. Flynn and seconded by Mr. Tucker to
Adjourn at 7:28 PM.
Upon Vote, the Motion passed by a Vote of 5 to 0.
Approved on December 7, 2022 - Board of Commissioners:
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