Housing Authority Board seeks resident member

The city of Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy for a resident commissioner on the Vancouver Housing Authority Board.

The six-member volunteer board is appointed by the mayor to establish policy for the operation of various assisted low-income rental housing programs and low-income homeownership programs offered throughout the city and Clark County.

The vacancy is to fill the resident commissioner position, which is a two-year term. The candidate must be receiving a Section 8 or Public Housing subsidy to be considered.

Regular meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon, with executive sessions often beginning at 8 a.m.. They are usually held at the VHA office at 2500 Main St. Occasionally, the chair of the board calls special meetings and work sessions with a 48-hour notice, and from time to time meetings are held elsewhere.

Commissioners are identified as public officials under Washington State Law. Therefore, those with personal business conflicts of interest may not be eligible to serve. Landlords with rental assistance contracts, vendors, and leaders or developers doing business with the VHA would not be eligible.

To apply or for further information, contact Kerry Peck at City Hall, 210 E. 13th St., by phone at 487-8616, or e-mail, kerry.peck@ci.vancouver.wa.us. Apply online at www.cityofvancouver.us/boards. Applications must be received by the city manager’s office by 5 p.m. Oct. 29.