In response to audit findings 2023-001 and 2023-002 cited in the Authority’s audit report dated August 23, 2024 for the year ended December 31, 2023, please be advised that the Authority strictly adheres to its administrative plan and other HUD guidelines for administering all of its housing programs. However, the Authority has experienced a significant turnover in personnel in the past few years. The Director of Development resigned and the position was not replaced, in year 2022, the housing manager for the Housing Choice Vouchers program resigned and in 2023 the manager of Low Income Housing program resigned. These positions were assumed by other personnel who were not as experienced or trained and were short staffed. Because of this condition, normal monitoring procedures were not performed. The circumstances were compounded by the serious illness of the Executive Director that kept him away from the office for approximately four months.