Special District Accountability Program

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The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida is an active dependent Special District. 

General Information

◦Full Legal Name: The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida                                                                     ◦Public Purpose: To provide/administer decent, safe, and sanitary housing
◦Boundaries/Service Area: Saint Lucie County, Florida

◦Services Provided: Subsidized Housing Programs
◦Charter/Creation Document: Resolution 1845, Resolution 1850

◦Statute under which the Special District Operates: Florida Statute 189 & Florida Statute 421

◦Date Established: February 06 1959, per Resolution 1845 & 1850

◦Establishing Entity: City of Fort Pierce, Florida

General Contact Information

◦Mailing Address: 511 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34950

◦Email: fpha@aol.com

◦Telephone Number: 772-461-7281

◦TDD Number: 7-1-1 or (800) 955-8771                                         

◦Website: https://www.hacfp.org

◦Registered Agent/Register Office: Rosetta Bartell, Executive Director

                                                            511 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34950

Contact Information for Each Governing Body Member

◦Name/Term for Governing Body:  

Chairperson Sheila Bradley 

      Vice-Chair Tonya Hart 

Commissioner Betty Bradwell

◦Official Address for Governing Body: 511 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 

◦Official Email for Governing Body: fpha@aol.com

◦Appointing Authority: City of Fort Pierce, Florida

 Revenue Information

◦All Taxes, Fees, Assessments or Charges Imposed and Collected: See Below

◦Rates or Amounts for Current Fiscal Year: See Below

◦Statutory Authority for the Levy of the Tax, Fee, Assessment or Charge: See Below

St Lucie County Tax Collector

• $53,386.04 for AMPs and 511 Orange Ave (FPHA)
• $61,046.33 for Non-Federal Properties (FPHI)
• $715.39 for Affordable Properties (Orange Avenue)

City of Fort Pierce, Florida

General Financial Information

◦Fiscal Year Period: July 1st through June 31^st

◦Annual Financial Report: Per Florida Statute 218.32(e), Housing Authorities created under Chapter 421 are not required to submit an Annual Financial Report to the Department of Financial Services

◦Audit Report Fiscal Year End: June 30, 2021
        

Budget Information

◦Tentative Budgets:  None

◦Final Adopted Budgets: 

    - Click Here

◦Budget Amendments: 

    - Resolution 2020-17

Meeting Information

◦Regular Public Meeting Schedule:
 

The Housing Authority of  the City of Fort Pierce, Florida 
511 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950
(772) 461-7281   TDD: 7-1-1 or (800) 955-8771                                        

Unless notified otherwise, Regular Board Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month with the Annual Meeting being held on the second Wednesday of February. However, the Annual Meeting has been rescheduled from February 9, 2022 to February 16, 2022. Said Meetings commence at 4:30 p.m. and are held at our office, 511 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950.

Board Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted using communications media technology.

We will adhere to social distancing and recommend mask wearing at all times while in our offices.  If you feel unwell or have a fever, please do not enter our offices. 

If you wish to attend, either in person or electronically, please contact our office at the telephone number above for further instructions and to RSVP. The public is welcome to speak during the public forum and time limits will apply. Speakers must register prior to the public forum. The registration form is available at the entrance of the meeting room or via our website:  www.hacfp.org.

While there will be physical quorum present, the meetings are accessible as follows:

· If you plan to attend electronically, please use the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3974440992; When Prompted                 Enter  Passcode 511.

· If you desire to dial in using your phone, please call 301-715-8592; Meeting ID: 397 444 0992 followed by #; No Participant           ID Required Just Press #; Password 511.

The purpose of the meetings is to conduct business as the board deems necessary. The board meeting packets will be available in advance and during the meeting by visiting our website: www.hacfp.org.

All proceedings before the boards are electronically recorded. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the board at a meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings be made, which will include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be asked. A copy of the tape or minutes of the board meeting may be obtained, at the requester’s expense, by contacting our office, telephone number above.

If you should require special aid or a reasonable accommodation, please contact the telephone number above at least 48 hours prior to the time of the scheduled meeting. 

If you have any further questions, please contact our office.

Ethics Information

◦Code of Ethics: Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct (PDF)        

◦Florida Commission on Ethics: Generally Applicable Ethics Provisions

Retirement System Information – If Applicable, Defined Benefit Retirement System or Plan Information (excluding the Florida Retirement System), as Required by Section 112,664, Florida Statutes 

◦Not Applicable