[Adopted 6-7-1978]
A. 
Whereas the County of York is participating in the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program, administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, amended 1977;
B. 
Whereas the County Commissioners have approved a housing assistance plan which describes the housing assistance needs of lower-income families in the county and establishes goals for housing assistance to meet these needs;
C. 
Whereas the County of York is fully responsible for implementation of the housing assistance plan in an expeditious manner;
D. 
Whereas there is a need for a housing authority to function in York County;
E. 
Whereas the County of York is desirous of establishing a Section 8 housing assistance payments program and other housing subsidy programs in the county;
F. 
Whereas the County of York does not have a county housing authority to administer such programs;
G. 
Whereas the City of York has a Housing Authority which is staffed, experienced and competent to administer the various federal and state housing assistance programs;
H. 
Whereas the Pennsylvania Housing Authorities Law (1937 P.L. 955, No. 265, as amended by 1943 P.L. 658, No. 290)[1] authorizes a housing authority to exercise its powers within the boundaries of any county not included in the area in which such housing authority is then authorized to function after the governing body of such county adopts a resolution so authorizing the housing authority to function in such county; and
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Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 1541 et seq.
I. 
Whereas the County of York does not want to duplicate staff, agencies and costs to administer a housing assistance program in the county.
The County of York empowers the York City Housing Authority to operate in York County for the purpose of carrying out the various federal and state housing assistance programs.
The County Solicitor and the County Community Development Coordinator are hereby authorized to draft a cooperation agreement with the York City Housing Authority, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners, empowering the Authority to operate in the county and to make application on behalf of the county for any available, federally assisted, housing program for which funding is advertised for the York County area.