Commissioners serve as the governing officers of a public-corporate entity, one that functions as a developer and landlord of local low-income housing programs. Among their principal responsibilities are:

• Providing leadership and advocating for public housing;
• Setting policies governing the operations of the public housing authority and charting the direction of current and future programs;
• Ensuring, through independent reviews and audits that the Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) operates within the law and according to HUD regulations, taking into consideration the economy and efficiency of operations;
• Hiring a qualified Executive Director to manage the day to day operations;
• Obtaining and managing monies to support the authority;
• Adopting operating budgets; and
• Establishing policies to prevent fraud, abuse, mismanagement and discrimination and to ensure that the BHA act legally and with integrity in its daily operations.

Meeting Schedule

All regular meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. in the Bloomington Housing Authority's Community Room at 1007 N. Summitt St. Bloomington, IN 47404. For cancellations or changes, please refer to Public Notices in the Herald Time