ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - San Antonio Housing Authority

1-I.A. OVERVIEWPART I: THE PHAThis part explains the origin of the PHA’s creation and authorization, the general structure of theorganization, and the relationship between the PHA Board and staff.1-I.B. ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE PHAThe Section 8 tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance program is funded by thefederal government and administered by the San Antonio Housing Authority for thejurisdiction of the City of San Antonio and other local communities in and around theCounty of Bexar.The officials of a PHA are known as commissioners or, collectively, as the board ofcommissioners. Commissioners are appointed in accordance with state housing law andgenerally serve in the same capacity as the directors of a corporation, establishing policies underwhich the PHA conducts business, ensuring that policies are followed by PHA staff and ensuringthat the PHA is successful in its mission. The board is responsible for preserving and expandingthe agency’s resources and assuring the agency’s continued viability.Formal actions of the PHA are taken through written resolutions, adopted by the board ofcommissioners and entered into the official records of the PHA.The principal staff member of the PHA is the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), hiredand appointed by the board of commissioners. The President & CEO is directly responsible forcarrying out the policies established by the commissioners and is delegated the responsibility forhiring, training and supervising the remainder of the PHA’s staff in order to manage the day-todayoperations of the PHA to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and directives forthe programs managed. In addition, the President & CEO’s duties include budgeting andfinancial planning for the agency.1-I.C. PHA MISSIONThe purpose of a mission statement is to communicate the purpose of the agency to people insideand outside of the agency. It provides guiding direction for developing strategy, defining criticalsuccess factors, searching out key opportunities, making resource allocation choices, satisfyingclients and stakeholders, and making decisions.PHA PolicyThe PHA’s mission is to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing conditions for verylow-income families and to manage resources efficiently. The PHA is to promotepersonal, economic and social upward mobility to provide families the opportunity tomake the transition from subsidized to non-subsidized housing.© Copyright 2008 Nan McKay & Associates Page 1-2Revised/Approved 04/08/10 (Eff: 07/01/10)Unlimited copies may be made for internal use