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Board of Commissioners Meeting - St. Charles Parish Housing Authority - May 27, 2026

Parish Council & BoardsWednesday, May 27, 2026
BodySt Charles Parish, Louisiana
SessionParish Council & Boards
DateWednesday, May 27, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:09

All right, good evening, everyone.

0:10

Uh this is the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, St.

0:13

Charles Parish Housing Authority, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

0:18

The time is now 604, and I call the meeting to order.

0:21

Will you please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance?

0:28

Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

0:32

And to the Republic for which it stands under God.

0:36

Indivisible liberty.

0:46

All right, our first agenda item this evening is a review and approval of the agenda.

0:51

We have any board comments, discussion, or a motion.

1:03

All right, Commissioner Bailey's move to uh approve the agenda uh for this evening's meeting.

1:08

Do we have a second?

1:12

Ms.

1:12

Diggs is seconded.

1:15

Um cast your vote.

1:23

Is that worth it?

1:27

Delay got it.

1:51

All right, and that motion carries with all members uh voting in the affirmative.

1:55

Next agenda item is review and approval of financial reporting.

2:02

Wait, no, excuse me.

2:04

Review and approval of board meeting minutes from April 28th, 2026.

2:08

Is there any board discussion uh or a motion from the board?

2:18

Ms.

2:18

Diggs.

2:20

Yes, I make a motion to approve the minutes from April 28th, 2026.

2:25

Thank you, Ms.

2:26

Diggs.

2:26

Ms.

2:26

Diggs has moved to approve the board meeting minutes from April 28th, 2026.

2:31

That's seconded by uh Mr.

2:33

Joseph.

2:34

Please cast your votes.

2:50

All right, and that passes uh unanimously with all members voting in the affirmative.

2:58

All right, uh let's see.

3:00

Next agenda item this evening is review and approval of financial reporting, April 2026.

3:06

Uh Financial Report.

3:08

Um Mr.

3:09

Allen.

3:12

Good afternoon, boy.

3:14

We're going to first take a look at Section A, St.

3:16

Charles Parrot Howard Authority Section A program for the month of April 2026.

3:23

Beginning balance, 843,503 and 26 cent.

3:28

Uh credits was 301,712,008.

3:35

Our debits 39,429 dollars and 81 cents.

3:39

Our end and imbalance is 835, 813.

3:44

Move over to uh Stephen of Revenue Expenditures for this month for this period.

3:50

Um total grant fee revenue agreement 283, 592 dollars.

3:56

Total income 280,000 435.90 cent total administrative 1,4482 and 52 cent.

4:09

Total insurance premium 328.75.

4:12

Total general expenditures negative 483.

4:16

83,55 cent totally operating expenditures 990 and 97 cent housing assistance payments 277,000.

4:30

Total other expenditures 227,000 2720 cent totally total expenses 278,000 2617 surplus 10,409 dollars and eighty-one cent.

4:48

Steven of net position for section eight program.

4:52

Total liability 787 dollars, eighty-seven thousand fifty-five dollars and fifty-six cent.

5:29

Jetta you came on board we was we was 27,000 dollars in the negative so you look at 222,459 dollars and 25 cent unrestricted net position current year this year audit period is 191,337 which means we came a good ways and that's we showing some good favor okay um we still that total unrestricted net position at 31,121 121 dollars and 45 cent which means by the end of this um physical audit period we should be in a positive total total surplus 1529 dollars and 27 cent total liability surplus 931 39 963 dollars and eighty-three cent we're gonna move on to low rent for the month of April 2026.

6:36

I have some good news the checks that we talked about that we was trying to avoid uh for the past year we're in the process of getting those done and we me and Paul we just finalizing everything so on the next board we should have a some good numbers for for for the board that the checks be done and they'll be cleared off the off the books okay just wanted to get that one to let the board know that beginning balance 1 million 13810531 cent credits 110848 seventeen center two hundred and sixty two dollars and thirty seven cents our ending balance is one million one hundred and forty two thousand six hundred ninety one dollars and eleven cents motel stable net position total cash one million six four thousand six hundred ninety four thousand seven three cent total account receivables eighty one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars and nine cent total current assets eight hundred and seven seventy nine thousand five hundred and twenty six dollars and eighty cent total current assets two million twenty six thousand two hundred and fourteen dollars and sixty two cent total capital and fund program negative one hundred and fifty six thousand nine hundred and sixty one dollars and seventy two cent our total capital assets is one million seven hundred and sixty five thousand one hundred and six five dollars and nineteen center six hundred and eight thousand two hundred three thousand and forty seven cent our total assets up to today is three million six hundred and thirty four thousand four hundred and eighteen dollars and nine center give you an update on our audit that started today with our what our um uh auditing we started today we started on time at nine a everybody was there in place everything that the auditors asked for today and on through to Friday we have we have our table that we designated that everything is sitting on the table and the auditors moving through at a good at a good pace the only time we break for this for lunch other than that we're back on it to full to like we finished up today at 415 so every day up until Friday we'll be finishing around the same time to get everything done so I just wanted to let you all know that we're making good progress.

9:10

Yeah thank you for that that's good news yeah with the auditor this time Mr.

9:17

Chair yeah go ahead um just for the board's awareness again we just for the board's awareness again we have uh we did secure a new auditor based on an RFP process uh Aprio um and we myself Mr.

10:05

Um so far it's been working very well, and we haven't had any issues pop up or questions that they've identified as of yet, they're going through the Section 8 files right now.

10:15

Um and then I'm fairly certain they'll be going through some uh financial records as well as uh some of the board um reports uh from the governance perspective.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Budget Equity Analysis████████████████████████████28%
Affordable Housing████████████████16%
Fiscal Sustainability███████████████15%
Procedural█████████████13%
Environmental Protection████████████12%
Personnel Matters██████████10%
Public Safety██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Board of Commissioners Meeting - St. Charles Parish Housing Authority - May 27, 2026

The St. Charles Parish Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on May 27, 2026, at 6:04 PM. The board approved the agenda, prior meeting minutes, and financial reports for April 2026, received updates on property vacancies, the audit, and the RAD/Section 18 conversion, and adopted a resolution to amend the retirement joinder agreement to allow employee loans.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda: Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Ms. Diggs, carried unanimously.
  • Approval of Minutes (April 28, 2026): Motion by Ms. Diggs, seconded by Mr. Joseph, carried unanimously.
  • Approval of Financial Reports (April 2026): Motion by Mr. Bailey, seconded by Ms. Diggs, carried unanimously. The financial report detailed Section A program balances (beginning $843,503.26, ending $835,813.43) and Low Rent program balances (beginning $1,138,105.31, ending $1,142,691.11). Mr. Allen noted that outstanding checks for the Low Rent program are being processed and should be cleared by the next board meeting.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public were present during the two public comment periods. Public comment was closed.

Discussion Items

  • Executive Director's Report: Mr. Jackson reported on the April 2026 low rent operations, noting 129 total units with 49 leased, 70 on mod, and 10 vacant. Delinquent rent notices were issued on April 6. The waiting list has 104 applicants, and the two- and three-bedroom waiting list will reopen from May 27-29, 2026. 13 work orders were completed. No admissions or evictions occurred. Since the report, two units have been leased, leaving eight vacancies (two move-in ready, six in process). The HCV (Section 8) report showed 237 vouchers leased, 7 searching, 3 new admissions, and no new landlords. Total HCV income for April was $307,469.68. He also updated that the capital fund grant year 2024 obligations were 100% met by May 5, 2026, and that a new cloud-based security camera system with license plate reader is being installed by July, which may allow sheriff's office direct access.
  • Audit Update: Mr. Jackson informed that the new auditor (Aprio) began fieldwork on May 27 and is progressing well. The audit is expected to be completed by the end of the week.
  • Resolution 2605-2601 – Amendment to Heart Retirement Joinder Agreement: The staff presented that the amendment allows vested employees to take loans against their retirement account balances, a feature not originally included. The resolution authorizes the board chair, executive director, or designee to sign the amended agreement. The board passed the resolution unanimously.
  • RAD Section 18 Conversion Update: Mr. Jackson reported that the environmental review identified that two of three properties lie in a designated floodplain per updated FEMA maps, requiring an eight-step HUD process (est. 45-90 days each for completion and HUD review) to proceed. Raising the properties is not financially feasible. A meeting with HUD is scheduled that Friday to receive guidance. The timeline for construction will be pushed back, but the team is confident that the areas have not historically flooded catastrophically and will seek expedited clearance.

Key Outcomes

  • All consent calendar items (agenda, minutes, financial reports) approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 2605-2601 adopted unanimously to amend the Heart Retirement Joinder Agreement.
  • The board entered executive session at 6:25 PM to discuss personnel matters and returned at 7:00 PM.
  • The meeting adjourned at 7:07 PM.

Note: The transcripts record the meeting date as Tuesday, May 26, 2026, but this summary uses the provided date of May 27, 2026 as instructed.

Meeting Transcript

All right, good evening, everyone. Uh this is the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, St. Charles Parish Housing Authority, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The time is now 604, and I call the meeting to order. Will you please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands under God. Indivisible liberty. All right, our first agenda item this evening is a review and approval of the agenda. We have any board comments, discussion, or a motion. All right, Commissioner Bailey's move to uh approve the agenda uh for this evening's meeting. Do we have a second? Ms. Diggs is seconded. Um cast your vote. Is that worth it? Delay got it. All right, and that motion carries with all members uh voting in the affirmative. Next agenda item is review and approval of financial reporting. Wait, no, excuse me. Review and approval of board meeting minutes from April 28th, 2026. Is there any board discussion uh or a motion from the board? Ms. Diggs. Yes, I make a motion to approve the minutes from April 28th, 2026. Thank you, Ms. Diggs. Ms. Diggs has moved to approve the board meeting minutes from April 28th, 2026. That's seconded by uh Mr. Joseph. Please cast your votes. All right, and that passes uh unanimously with all members voting in the affirmative. All right, uh let's see. Next agenda item this evening is review and approval of financial reporting, April 2026. Uh Financial Report. Um Mr. Allen. Good afternoon, boy. We're going to first take a look at Section A, St. Charles Parrot Howard Authority Section A program for the month of April 2026. Beginning balance, 843,503 and 26 cent. Uh credits was 301,712,008. Our debits 39,429 dollars and 81 cents. Our end and imbalance is 835, 813. Move over to uh Stephen of Revenue Expenditures for this month for this period. Um total grant fee revenue agreement 283, 592 dollars. Total income 280,000 435.90 cent total administrative 1,4482 and 52 cent. Total insurance premium 328.75. Total general expenditures negative 483.

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