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§ 8-3-105. Powers of an Authority Generally

Except as otherwise provided in this part, a regional housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such regional housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and limitations provided for housing authorities created for cities or counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities. All the […]

§ 8-3-106. Commissioners — Appointment by County Governing Bodies

The governing bodies of the counties desiring to form a regional housing authority shall have the right to establish by resolution the composition and size of the board of commissioners of the regional housing authority; provided, however, that each county shall have at least one commissioner on the board of commissioners of the regional housing […]

§ 8-3-107. Commissioners — Appointment of Additional Commissioner

If the area of operation of a regional housing authority consists of an even number of counties, the commissioners of the regional housing authority appointed by the governing bodies of such counties shall appoint one additional commissioner whose term of office shall be as provided in Code Section 8-3-108 for a commissioner of a regional […]

§ 8-3-108. Commissioners — Terms of Office; Removal; Record of Removal Proceedings

The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall be appointed for terms of five years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed […]

§ 8-3-109. Commissioners — Vesting of Powers of an Authority in Commissioners; Selection of Chairman and Other Officers; Employees; Quorum; Location of Meetings

The commissioners shall constitute the regional housing authority, and the powers of such authority shall be vested in such commissioners in office from time to time. The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall elect a chairman from among the commissioners and shall have power to select or employ such other officers and employees as […]

§ 8-3-110. Area of Operation of County and Regional Authorities

The area of operation of a housing authority created for a county shall include all of the county for which it is created; and the area of operation of a regional housing authority shall include all of the counties for which such regional housing authority is created and established, provided that a county or regional […]

§ 8-3-111. Addition of Counties to an Authority — Procedure; Effect

The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be increased from time to time to include one or more additional contiguous counties not already within the area of operation of a regional housing authority if the governing body of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of such regional […]