working with Orrstown Bank, implemented a pay” alert system to notify Finance “positive of suspected criminal online banking activity, and require manual approval of flagged transactions Housing Choice Voucher received a 100% rating from HUD’s Section 8 housing choice voucher management assessment program achieving high-performer status for overall compliance and fully utilizing all allotted federal funding maintained service to all program participants unable to consider new applicants due to the funding hold resulting from federal budget continuing resolutions, received approval in November to resume, open, the application process in January 2018 and pull names from the housing choice voucher waiting list in addition to the average of 1,250 participants per month provided housing assistance through the Authority, leased another ten housing units for eligible individuals at the bottom of the voucher waiting list via a grant provided by PHFA issued three housing choice voucher, project-based, initiatives approved by the Authority’s board of directors—Carlisle Townhomes phase II, and Newport Millworks and New Bloomfield’s Warren House, both in Perry County Housing Management implemented new property-management software at most residential facilities completed successful audits, PHFA and investor facility inspections, financial and file reviews and monitoring of properties, all with no findings tenant graduate to building ownership at the neighboring property executed a new cell phone service contract resulting in significant equipment upgrades and cost savings Executive Office signed a memorandum of understanding between the Housing and Redevelopment Authorities and Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation completed a new housing needs assessment for Cumberland and Perry Counties finished a comprehensive review of computer hardware and software systems developed a new organizational strategic plan and associated implementation plan for the Housing and Redevelopment Authorities
working with Orrstown Bank, implemented a “positive pay” alert system to notify Finance of suspected criminal online banking activity, and require manual approval of flagged transactions Housing Choice Voucher received a 100% rating from HUD’s Section 8 housing choice voucher management assessment program achieving high-performer status for overall compliance and fully utilizing all allotted federal funding maintained service to all program participants unable to consider new applicants due to the funding hold resulting from federal budget continuing resolutions, received approval in November to resume, open, the application process in January 2018 and pull names from the housing choice voucher waiting list in addition to the average of 1,250 participants per month provided housing assistance through the Authority, leased another ten housing units for eligible individuals at the bottom of the voucher waiting list via a grant provided by PHFA issued three housing choice voucher, project-based, initiatives approved by the Authority’s board of directors—Carlisle Townhomes phase II, and Newport Millworks and New Bloomfield’s Warren House, both in Perry County Housing Management implemented new property-management software at most residential facilities completed successful audits, PHFA and investor facility inspections, financial and file reviews and monitoring of properties, all with no findings tenant graduate to building ownership at the neighboring property executed a new cell phone service contract resulting in significant equipment upgrades and cost savings Executive Office signed a memorandum of understanding between the Housing and Redevelopment Authorities and Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation completed a new housing needs assessment for Cumberland and Perry Counties finished a comprehensive review of computer hardware and software systems developed a new organizational strategic plan and associated implementation plan for the Housing and Redevelopment Authorities
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