PURPOSE: 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.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: The executive shall then appoint seven (7) persons, one (1) of whom must be a resident of a housing project under the jurisdiction of the housing authority, no more than four (4) of whom may be of the same political party, as commissioners of the housing authority. In a town or county, the fiscal body shall appoint seven (7) persons, one (1) of whom must be a person directly assisted by the housing authority, no more than four (4) of whom may be of the same political party, as commissioners of the housing authority.

DUTIES: 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 acts legally and with integrity in its daily operations.

TIME COMMITMENT: Four hours a month or more.

COMPENSATION: Each member does not receive compensation for their service.

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