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The Cook County Board of Commissioners is soliciting applications for county residents to serve on the newly created Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Board. The five-member HRA Board will be responsible for recruiting and overseeing the work of the HRA executive director. Together, the director and board will develop a housing strategy for the county and identify and secure funding for housing projects with the goal of increasing the availability of affordable housing for fulltime county residents.
Five board seats are available. and all interested residents are encouraged to apply. The county is especially interested in applicants who may have experience in the following areas:
• Housing planning and development
• Strategic planning
• Public- or private-sector finance
• Grant writing and management
Ex officio members of the committee will include a county commissioner, the county administrator, and auditor/treasurer.
An application to be considered for membership can be downloaded from the county’s home page at www.co.cook.mn.us/. Applications are due by close of business on Wednesday, September 22, and can be emailed to April.Zimmer@co.cook.mn.us. For more information, contact County Administrator James Joerke at james.joerke@co.cook. mn.us or 218-387-3687.
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