Title
Resolution To Approve FY24 Public Housing Utility Allowances
Memorandum
HUD regulations require PHAs to adjust allowances where any of the rates have changed 10% or more since the last time the utility schedule was revised but provide PHAs the discretion to adjust allowances to align them with any rate changes at any time. The AAHC has one 3-bedroom unit, 2072 Garden Circle, that is considered public housing by HUD until the RAD conversion is complete. Therefore, to maintain compliance under the public housing program, the AAHC is proposing a utility allowance update for the property.
The AAHC used a contractor, Nelrod Company, to complete the review resulting in the continued use of an expanded methodology analyzing consumption and utility rates for Garden Circle a three-bedroom single family home.
The current utility rates are as follows; natural gas rates are .80543ccf; electric rates are $0.178015kwh; water rates are $2.27ccf; and sewer $6.33ccf. The utility allowance for a 3-bedroom home is $95/month for electricity, $57/month for natural gas, $24/month for water and $52/month for sewer for a total of $228/mo.
Staff
Prepared by: Weneshia Brand, Deputy Director
Reviewed and Approved by: Jennifer Hall, Executive Director
Body
WHEREAS, Nelrod's utility allowance recommends the following allowance: 3-bedroom home is $95/month for electricity, $57/month for natural gas, $24/month for water and $52/month for sewer for a total of $228/mo: and
WHEREAS, HUD regulations require PHAs to adjust allowances where rates have changed 10% or more since the last time the utility schedule was revised, but provide PHAs the discretion to adjust allowances to align them with any rate changes at any time; and
RESOLVED that the Board of the Ann Arbor Housing Commission accept and approve the complete utility allowance schedule as provided by Nelrod Company and attached hereto, which will be effective July 1, 2023 and used by staff to determine utility rate allowances...
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