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RESOLUTION NUMBER 90-68
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA
DESIGNATING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MOHAVE COUNTY HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND DECLARING THE NEED FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County, Arizona
dE~sires to assist the housing needs of low income persons in the
County; and
WHEREAS, under Title II of the Housing Act of 1974, as amended,
the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
is authorized to extend financial assistance to Public Housing
Agencies to provide safe, sanitary, and affordable living units
within the County; and
WHEREAS, A.R.S 36-1403 and 36-1404 allow a County by Resolution
of its governing body to delegate certain duties, obligations,
powers and rights to a Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County, Arizona does
not choose to delegate any or all of the powers conferred upon it
by Article 1, Chapter 12, Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
SE:CTION 1. That the Board of Supervisors hereby determines,
finds and declares, in pursuance of the Arizona Housing
Authorities Law, as amended, that:
(a) Unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations exis.t
wi.thin Mohave County.
(b) There is a short.agE! of saf,e and sanitary dwelling accom-
modations in Mohave County, Arizona available to persons
of low income at prices they can afford.
(c) Unprecedented growt.h has created a demand for low
income housing which cannot be met by existing
resources in the area.
(d) Such areas in the County cannot be cleared, nor can
the shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for pE:!rsons
of low income be relieved through the operation of
private enterprise, and that provision of housing for
persons of low income as provided by this article will
therefore not be competitive with private enterprise.
(e) The clearance, replanning and reconstruction of
areas with unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions are
public uses and purposes for which public money may be
spent and private property acquired, and such are go-
vernmental functions of state concern.
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(f) Such conditions affect public health, safety and welfare
of the residents and will necessitate excessive and
disproportionate expenditures of public funds for public
health and safety and other public services and facili-
ties.
(g) There is a need for a Housing Authority to function in
Mohave County, Arizona.
SECTION 2. That the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County is
hereby designated as the Mohave County Housing Authority which
shall have all powers set forth in Article 1, Chapter 12, Title
36, Arizona Revised Statutes.
SECTION 3. That the Mohave County Housing Authority is a Public
Housing Agency pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended, and is authorized to engage in or assist in the
ctevelopment or operation of housing for low income families
within the County.
Section 4. That this resolution shall supersede and revoke the
terms of all prior resolutions that. have dealt with and concerned
housing authorities passed by the Board of Supervisors of Mohave
County, Arizona.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MORAVE COUNTY,
ARIZONA, THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH , 1990.
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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