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St. Charles Parish Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - June 24, 2026

Parish Council & Boards — Wednesday, June 24, 2026

BodySt Charles Parish, Louisiana

SessionParish Council & Boards

DateWednesday, June 24, 2026

StatusFILED

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Good evening.

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This is the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, St.

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Charles Parish Housing Authority.

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Tuesday, June 23rd.

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Time is now 6 p.m.

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I call the meeting to order.

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Will you please rise for the pledge of allegiance?

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Pledge allegiance to the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands.

0:54

Good evening, everybody.

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Our first agenda item this evening is the review and approval of our agenda.

1:00

There's any board discussion or a motion from the board.

1:05

Commissioner Bailey.

1:06

Yes.

1:11

Move the review and approve the agenda as presented.

1:14

All right.

1:15

Thank you, Commissioner Bailey.

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Commissioner Bailey has moved uh to approve the agenda as presented.

1:21

Do we have a second?

1:29

All right.

1:29

Commissioner Joseph has uh seconded that uh please cast your votes.

1:37

And that passes with all members here present uh voting in the affirmative.

1:42

Next agenda item this evening is the review and approval of board meeting minutes from May 26, 2026.

1:50

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

2:11

Commissioner Bailey.

2:14

Yes, uh Chair like to approve the board meeting minutes from the May two May 26, 2026 meeting.

2:21

All right, thank you, Commissioner Bailey.

2:22

Commissioner Bailey has moved to approve the board meeting minutes from the May uh May 26th meeting.

2:28

That's been seconded by Commissioner Joseph.

2:31

Please cast your votes.

2:37

And that passes uh with all members voting in the affirmative.

2:45

At this time, uh we'll open for public comment for the agenda items.

2:52

Uh time is 602.

2:54

Seeing no one in the council chambers for public comment.

2:57

Public comment is closed.

2:59

This time uh next agenda item is review and acceptance of financial reporting for May 2026.

3:07

Mr.

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Chair, uh, we would like to request a deferral uh of this uh review and acceptance.

3:12

Uh working with the uh fee accountant and his team on our audit.

3:17

Um this was completed as of today, correct, Arthur.

3:22

We we did get the reports today.

3:24

Um, but we didn't have them uh prepare timely for the board packet, so we're just requesting a deferral to the July meeting.

3:32

Okay, thank you, Mr.

3:33

Uh Jackson.

3:34

Um do we have a motion to uh to place the May 2026 uh financial reporting on the table for the next meeting.

3:47

Commissioner Bailey.

3:48

I'd like to move that we um we defer the financial reporting for May 2026 to the next meeting.

3:56

All right, Commissioner Bailey's move to defer uh May 2026 reporting to the next meeting.

4:02

That's been seconded by Commissioner Joseph.

4:04

Please cast your voting.

4:12

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

4:18

Um let's see.

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At this time, uh Mr.

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Jackson to give his executive director's report.

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Good evening, commissioners.

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Again, thank you uh for your continued service to our community and to this housing authority.

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In your board packet tonight, uh be going through a couple of things specifically first, starting with the May 2026 low rent report, uh, which can be found on page 26 in your packet.

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Page 26 in your packet for the low rent report.

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For the low rent report as of May uh 2026, we had total rent collection of sixteen thousand six hundred and ninety-nine dollars for the month of May.

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Of the 129 total units in our portfolio, 51 at least.

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Maintenance work orders that were completed and started and started and completed in a timely manner.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Personnel Matters█████████████████████████████████████████41%

Procedural████████████████████████████████32%

Affordable Housing████████████████████20%

Environmental Protection███████7%

Summary of Proceedings

St. Charles Parish Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - June 24, 2026

The Board of Commissioners of the St. Charles Parish Housing Authority held its regular meeting on June 24, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by the Chair. The board approved the agenda, the prior meeting minutes, deferred a financial report, received the Executive Director's report, passed three resolutions, and received an update on the RAD Section 18 conversion. All votes were unanimous with all members present.

Consent Calendar

Approval of Agenda: Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, passed unanimously.
Approval of May 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes: Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, passed unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public spoke during the public comment periods.

Discussion Items

Deferral of May 2026 Financial Reporting: The Executive Director requested a deferral because the reports were received the same day and not prepared in time for the board packet. A motion to defer to the July meeting was made by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, and passed unanimously.
Executive Director's Report: Mr. Jackson reported on the low-rent program (129 total units, $16,699 rent collected in May, 51 work orders completed, 4 new admissions, 1 voluntary move-out) and the Housing Choice Voucher program (241 vouchers leased up, 7 voucher holders searching, $302,590 income, $278,698.85 in HAP/admin payments). He also noted progress in reducing vacancies from 8 to an anticipated 5 by end of June, with 2 move-ins scheduled that week. The FY26 VMS submission was submitted timely but not included in the packet.
Resolution 2606-2301 – FY26 Annual PHA Plan and 2026-2030 CFP Plan: This resolution approves submission of the required plans to HUD. Staff recommended approval. The board discussed no items and opened public comment with no speakers. Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, passed unanimously.
Resolution 2606-2302 – Revision and Extension of Executive Director Employment Contract: This resolution ratifies the contract extension for Executive Director Jedediah Jackson, who assumed the role on July 1, 2024. The board had approved the terms in executive session. Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, passed unanimously.
Resolution 2606-2303 – Amendment to Personnel Policy: This resolution revises the personnel policy to add a subsection on extreme weather management and environmental protection, specifically authorizing procurement of uniforms and electrolyte-replacing beverages for staff working in extreme temperatures. Motion by Commissioner Bailey, seconded by Commissioner Joseph, passed unanimously.
RAD Section 18 Conversion Update: Mr. Jackson reported that the environmental consultant cleared Hanville of floodplain issues, but Booty and Desalmonds are in the 100-year floodplain, requiring mitigation. The authority has started the eight-step process and is working on the financing plan, including inventory removal, amending the CHAP to choose between PBV and PBRA, and preparing relocation/civil rights checklists and public meetings with residents.

Key Outcomes

All three resolutions (2606-2301, 2606-2302, 2606-2303) were approved unanimously.
The May 2026 financial report was deferred to the July 2026 meeting.
The Executive Director's contract revision and extension were ratified.
The RAD conversion process continues with ongoing environmental and financing steps.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. This is the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, St. Charles Parish Housing Authority. Tuesday, June 23rd. Time is now 6 p.m. I call the meeting to order. Will you please rise for the pledge of allegiance? Pledge allegiance to the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands. Good evening, everybody. Our first agenda item this evening is the review and approval of our agenda. There's any board discussion or a motion from the board. Commissioner Bailey. Yes. Move the review and approve the agenda as presented. All right. Thank you, Commissioner Bailey. Commissioner Bailey has moved uh to approve the agenda as presented. Do we have a second? All right. Commissioner Joseph has uh seconded that uh please cast your votes. And that passes with all members here present uh voting in the affirmative. Next agenda item this evening is the review and approval of board meeting minutes from May 26, 2026. Is there any board discussion or a motion from the board? Commissioner Bailey. Yes, uh Chair like to approve the board meeting minutes from the May two May 26, 2026 meeting. All right, thank you, Commissioner Bailey. Commissioner Bailey has moved to approve the board meeting minutes from the May uh May 26th meeting. That's been seconded by Commissioner Joseph. Please cast your votes. And that passes uh with all members voting in the affirmative. At this time, uh we'll open for public comment for the agenda items. Uh time is 602. Seeing no one in the council chambers for public comment. Public comment is closed. This time uh next agenda item is review and acceptance of financial reporting for May 2026. Mr. Chair, uh, we would like to request a deferral uh of this uh review and acceptance. Uh working with the uh fee accountant and his team on our audit. Um this was completed as of today, correct, Arthur. We we did get the reports today. Um, but we didn't have them uh prepare timely for the board packet, so we're just requesting a deferral to the July meeting. Okay, thank you, Mr. Uh Jackson. Um do we have a motion to uh to place the May 2026 uh financial reporting on the table for the next meeting. Commissioner Bailey. I'd like to move that we um we defer the financial reporting for May 2026 to the next meeting. All right, Commissioner Bailey's move to defer uh May 2026 reporting to the next meeting. That's been seconded by Commissioner Joseph. Please cast your voting. All right, and that passes with all members voting in the affirmative.

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