Executive Director; Public Housing

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Position within the Housing Authority, responsible for policy development, planning, and general management in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Professional level administrative position involving broad responsibility for policy development recommendations and implementation, planning and development, and general management and administration of the Authority’s activities consistent with Federal, State and local laws, rules, and regulations.

The Executive Director serves as Secretary to the Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners
, as well as Contracting Officer for the Authority. The Board of Commissioners selects the Executive Director, who serves at the discretion of the Board and during the Board’s tenure. Under the general direction of the Board of Commissioners, the Executive Director is responsible for the execution of all orders, policies and resolutions as directed by the Board.

The Executive Director exercises administrative supervision over all Directors and departments, including:

• Chief of Maintenance
• Deputy Executive Director
• Director of Development and Capital Projects
• Director of Finance
• Director of Human Resources
• Director of Information Technology
• Director of Leasing Operations
• Public Housing Director

These departments include personnel, communication, finance, Section 8, housing management/maintenance, and development of future properties/housing programs within the Rochester Housing Authority. The Executive Director maintains relations with public agencies, private developers, realtors, and governmental bodies and agencies.

• Interprets the Housing and Community Development Act, New York State Public Housing Law, Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations relating to activities of the Authority.
• Interprets the policies of the Authority and provides leadership and direction in the development of administrative procedures to effectuate them.
• Makes recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding the development and operations of the Authority’s housing programs.
• Recommends to the Board of Commissioners policies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of public housing and related services to tenants.
• Seeks to secure through appropriate channels financial funding, to provide rehabilitation, management and maintenance of quality housing for the low income, elderly and handicapped residents of the community.
• Administratively supervises the preparation of the annual budget for submission to the Board of Commissioners.
• Exercises general supervision over budgetary control such as purchasing, preparation of accounting and financial records and reports.
• Administratively oversees the activities related to affordable housing projects constructed/developed by the Rochester Housing Authority’s Property Development department.
• Administratively supervises housing management, maintenance and security operations of the Authority’s housing program through review of staff reports and conferences with administrative staff.
• Administratively supervises the personnel administration functions including the implementation of the Personnel Policy, Union Contract, affirmative action, hiring and termination practices, employee benefits, and compliance with Civil Service and other laws and regulations as they apply to employment.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with and acts as the primary representative to state, federal and local administrative officials, tenant representatives, public and private organizations and the press.
• Prepares and presents agenda items for the Authority Board meetings.
• Prepares reports for the Board on the general operating activities of the Authority.
• Promotes the creation of tenant organization in order to facilitate a management partnership between the Authority and residents to enhance the residents’ capacity for decision making and responsibility for site management.
• Administratively supervises the execution of all legal documents and contracts.
• Supervises the maintenance of all corporate documents, board minutes and other records.