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E. Seek partnerships that will further the goal of affordable housing opportunities I. Partner with other Local, State, and Federal Agencies The O11CD has fostered open communication with other !rousing agencies within the Stare of Hawaii 10 share best practices with similar challenges. Provide leadership, support and enhance partnership with Local, State, and Federal agencies to address affordable housing and supportive services issues The OHCD participated in the various community wide events that address the goal of ending homelessness, promoting access to programs. optimising self-sufficiency. and firrthering fair housing. In previous years the OHCD has participated in Landlord Summits and Homeless awareness events. F. Ensure equal opportunity and affirmatively further Fair housing 1. Continue to improve the distribution or Fair Housing information To commemorate Fair Housing Month in April ofeach year, the OHCD along with U.S. Department of/ -lousing and Urban Development (HUD). Hawaii Civil Right Comrission (HCRC), and Legal Aid Society of Hawaii (LASH) held 2 free Fair Housing seminars which was open to the public. A dedicated Fair Housing website was launched on the County of Hawaii website in Jwte of 2019 to disseminate useful Fair Housing information and links to the general public, The Fair !lousing Coordinator also was able to provide training to all Section 8 staff in September 2019 and plans to provide training on a regular basis to all the staff of the OHCD. The O11CD will continue to employ the various resources and training materials made available by HUD to staff and program participants to provide informational packets and access to information. G. Improve housing delivery system 1. Evaluate the current administration of the HCV Program. 6559skaks 5Y (12/2014) The OHCD continued to look at strategies to increase operational efficiency. audit staff roles and job descriptions to ensure that work loads are balanced and completed effectively. Provide on-going staff training The O11CD continued to provide individual and group training on various housing topics to housing staff including HUD's library of resources, the PHA 's Administrative Plan, and third -party trainung and reference materials. 3. Provide utility allowance schedule annually The calendar year 2020 utility allowance schedule was updated in October 2019. The utility schedule for single family and multifamily units for a!1 bedroom sizes were unaffected. The OHCD tit!! complete the revision process on an annual basis as required be HUD. 4. Maintain and develop effective reporting systems to impmve operation efficiency The OHCD continued to utilize MR1 Software, LLC's Housing Pro software program along with various HUD required systems to administer and manage the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Page 5 of 7 form HUD -50075-