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Special Meeting
• Board of Corrunissioners
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. ' Housing Authority of Paduca}r
• . fyiay-14, 2026
1. .CALLTO ORDER
. The l3oard of Commissioners of the Housing. Aut}iority of Paducah met for a special .. _
ineetfog onThursday;May 14; 2026 at4:00 p;m: (CentrafTime)'at,.2415 Ohio Street,.·
Padqcah, Kentucky; The:meefing wa,s'heldin accordancewiththeKentucky Open •
Meetings Act. • • • •
· 2. ROLL CALL
• J3.6ard Chair N~· c,alleclJhe meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Oponrol{call, tho_se cl.IlSWering present were:
Board Chair Nunn .X
Coinniissioner Parker x
Commissioner H~nderson : • absent
.. Co~issiorter'Hely .· • _· · . x
Cqrrimis~ioner V ontesmar . X
. Board Chair Nllill! declared quorum to .be present:
OPEN DISCUSSION.
:Board CJJ.air Nunn tlie11: called for open discussion: . ·
3_.1 • ColllIPissio~er Bely noted that he received the· 5-:-year capital fund plari as requested, but
it:doys n6t-containthe information he is lookingfor .. :TJ.ie. 5-:-year capital fund plan·
sqbrnittedto:HDDJists HAP's needs for capital projects, but.does nofshow what the •
• • organization will actiia1ly utilize capital funds for overthe 11ext ·s years. He svggested
cre_aiing a priorityJist ofprojects~ along with a·plan to replace older vehicles on a rolling
basis:: • • • • • • •
• Commissioner Bely_ noted that;' upon.review of the V;Ca.IlCY reports~-it does not appear
! that prog{eSs is befog made. It was noted although the waitlist has beeri pared down and
· delinquencies h~ve been lowered; Collllpissioner Hel)r advised that he believes the •
problem is· h9w long it takes to, fill vacarit units ... Board·Chair Nunn noted the difficulties
with fillingvac~t units due to. various factors. • • • •• •
Ms.:Burton:Richardson provided insight.into the capital plan, noting that20-25% of the
. $2 milliori dollar buclg~tis us_ed to-subsidize operating costs.· The organization-has been
0 : dealing with a budget deficitfoi several years, wliich'rtiak:es it difficult to forecast future
e~penditur~s. Additionally ,~HUD funds are not ·allocated until later in the year,. adding to
that dJfficulty. For example,. HAP just received notice ·of funding be allocated for 2026 .
. • . ·. ;:. Ms. Burton Jlichatdson.also advised that HAP is cw-reritly.procuring services for a
• • physical rieeds assessment to detemiine the primary r¢placement rieeds.
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• 3~2 •• • • The board addressed Anthony Carson, who opined that the difficulty with filling
• vacancies· could be attributed to quality of h9using, the. state 9fthe organization, security
and f1ghtirrg co_ncerris, and the need for wiliqow replacem~nts.'Mr; Carson commented
that plans for capital expenditure •never g~t Jinalize_d: Board Ch~ir Nunir noted that HAP
has to look out for .th¢ best interests9f the entire organization, and things happen at the
. federal level which are entirely out of HAP's control butaffectthe-organizatio:n. -
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4. ACTION ITEMS
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4.1--LaToyaBurton Richardson providedjnformatiQn oiithe employee benefits renewal
-Program and health insurance renewal rates. She riot~d that the organization anticipated a
·. rate increase of 9%,.but the increase came in. at4.04%. Ms.'Burtoil Richardson reviewed
• • Resoilition_No. 948::26, which wouid approve renewal of the plan, increase the ,Agency;s
. employer cmitributipn toward eligible· employee medical insurance premiums from 7 5%
. fo 80% (allowing the empfoy~e portion to stay th~ same), and.increase the annual \Vaiver
• • HeaJth Reimouis~riient Ari'.angement contribution for $5~636.40 to $6,719.67. After· .
. discussion, a motio11 to adopf Resolution· NO; 948::26 Wfi~ maµe by Commissioner Rely:,
seconded by Conin}issi~niei Vontesrri!lf, and unanimo1:1sly carried. by all· directors-present
· 4.2 . ~ motion to enter executive session was made by Commissi~ner Vontesmar, seconded by
••• ' •. _ Commissioner Parker, and ilhanimously_ carried. The board then left ~e room • , .
: : for discussion. thereafter, a motion"to leave Executive Sessimi was made; ·seconded, and
uruinimously carried. It was noted that no action· was taken during execU:tive· Se$Sion .••
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·. 6~. ADJOURN .•
• • , : ·:soard Chair Nunn noted that there was no further business to come before the Board .
• -•• Accoidingly;-Commissioner V6ntesmar made-a motion to adjourn. It was ;Seconded by • •
•. ·Commissioner Parker, imammo~sly canjed; 'and the mee.ting W~s adjourned. • . " ' -. . -' -, . . ·. .
M1jg~fo.~
Boardii¥h~
_/ .r Da.te-.
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LasiaA]len McEwen • ~ • . •
Interim Executive Director. .
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