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Administrative Plan 4/1/16 Page 1-2 <br />PART I: THE HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />1-I.A. ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />The Section 8 tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance program is funded by the <br />federal government and administered by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana <br />(SAHA) for the jurisdiction of the City of Santa Ana in the County of Orange. <br />The officials of SAHA are known as commissioners or, collectively, as the Board of <br />Commissioners. The City Council for the City of Santa Ana is the Board of Commissioners for <br />the Housing Authority when seated as the Authority. The board is responsible for establishing <br />policies under which SAHA conducts business, ensuring that policies are followed by SAHA <br />staff and ensuring that SAHA is successful in its mission. The board is responsible for preserving <br />and expanding the agency’s resources and assuring the agency’s continued viability. <br />Formal actions of SAHA are taken through written resolutions, adopted by the board of <br />commissioners and entered into the official records of SAHA. <br />The principal staff member of SAHA is the executive director (ED), hired and appointed by the <br />City Manager. The executive director gives the Housing Division Manager the direct <br />responsibility for carrying out the policies established by the board and is delegated the <br />responsibility for hiring, training and supervising SAHA staff in order to manage the day-to-day <br />operations of SAHA. The Housing Division Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance <br />with federal and state laws and directives for the programs managed. In addition, the Housing <br />Division Manager’s duties include budgeting and financial planning for the agency. <br /> <br />1-I.C. MISSION STATEMENT <br />The purpose of a mission statement is to communicate the purpose of the agency to people inside <br />and outside of the agency. It provides guiding direction for developing strategy, defining critical <br />success factors, searching out key opportunities, making resource allocation choices, satisfying <br />clients and stakeholders, and making decisions. <br />SAHA Policy <br />Our Mission is to provide affordable housing for the most vulnerable members of our <br />community to use as a platform to obtain self-sufficiency and independence from our <br />assistance. <br /> <br />1-I.D. SAHA’S PROGRAMS <br />The following programs are included under this administrative plan: <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA’s Administrative Plan is applicable to the operation of the Housing Choice <br />Voucher program, Project-Based Voucher Program and all related programs. <br />3-46