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i COUNTY OF G +: :. STATE OF G E•QF NF' 3 SOLUTION NO. 467 22 3 i A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE AGENCY HAS ADEQUATE FUNDAMENTAL AND STRATEGIC PLANS TO GUARANTEE THE LAWFUL AND EFFICIENT ISSUANCE AND UTILIZATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS. i t WHEREAS, Section 2-70 of the Hawaii County Code provides in part that the housing administrator may carry out powers to "develop and construct dwelling units, alone or in partnership with developers; provide assistance and aid to a public agency or person in developing and constructing new housing and rehabilitating old housing for the elderly of low income, other persons of low income...and contract with any eligible bidders to provide for construction of urgently needed housing for persons of low income..."; and WHEREAS, Section 2-71 of the Hawaii County Code provides in part that"the housing administrator shall have direct responsibility for the administration and operation of the County housing programs..."; and WHEREAS, Section 11-4(a) of the Hawaii County Code provides for the imposition of affordable housing requirements when certain types of change of zoning district designations are enacted by ordinance; and WHEREAS, Section 11-4(a) of the Hawaii County Code further provides that affordable housing requirements shall apply to all "prior rezoning actions which contain affordable housing conditions that have not been satisfied as of February 5, 2005, or to which the County has not agreed previously as to the specific means of satisfying the requirements"; and WHEREAS, Section 11-4, subsections (b) through (d), of the Hawaii County Code enumerate how affordable housing requirements may be satisfied by the accumulation of affordable housing credits; and WHEREAS, Section 11-5(c) of the Hawaii County Code establishes a schedule by which affordable housing credits may be earned; and WHEREAS, affordable housing credits are administered by the Office of Housing and Community Development; and WHEREAS, there have been many concerns expressed from individuals and organizations urging the need for an audit of the Office of Housing and Community Development to ensure that the agency has adequate fundamental and strategic plans to guarantee lawful and efficient issuance and utilization of affordable housing credits; now, therefore,