1 14 2019 Fall River Housing Authority Annual Meeting

The Fall River Housing Authority held its annual meeting on January 14, 2019, covering routine administrative business, property modernizations, contract approvals, and executive personnel decisions. During public input, resident Walter Pascal raised serious fire safety and health concerns regarding a neighbor repeatedly violating the no-smoking policy in an apartment building. Executive Director Timothy Barrow noted management was actively addressing the issue with meetings scheduled to resolve tenant complaints.

The board advanced multiple procurement and modernization projects, including ratifying an Anderson Corporation window purchase, approving substantial completion of kitchen upgrades under the 2016 Capital Fund Program, and granting permission to re-advertise the sale of surplus properties on Morgan Street after the previous bidder withdrew. The board also authorized contracts for integrated pest management, on-call painting not to exceed $25,000, on-call cement and asphalt work not to exceed $25,000, and Section 8 consulting services with Gail Dubois and Diane Cohen not to exceed $9,000. Additionally, commissioners approved a wage increase addendum and 90-day extension for RBI Security and granted an easement to National Grid at Maple Gardens.

In personnel and organizational actions, the board approved a public housing transfer policy revision designed to improve occupancy rates. Commissioners ratified Attorney Michael Sullivan as the agency's ADA and Fair Housing Coordinator, authorized advertising for a Deputy Executive Director of Finance and Leased Housing with a salary range of $115,000 to $130,000, approved a new three-year contract for Executive Director Timothy Barrow by unanimous roll-call vote, and voted unanimously to retain all current board officers for 2019.

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