Board Overview

The CHA Board of Commissioners is the governing body that determines policies and resolutions of the CHA.  The Board approves decisions that chart the direction of current and future programs and authorizes the actions of the Chief Executive Officer and his designees.

The ten-member Board of Commissioners is confirmed by the Chicago City Council.  All commissioners must be residents of Chicago, and at least three commissioners must be CHA residents. Employees of the CHA are not authorized to serve as commissioners.  Commissioners serve staggered five-year terms.

Committee Structure

CHA commissioners may serve on three committees – Finance & Audit, Operations & Facilities, and Tenant Services.  Committees are formed by the following set of guidelines:

• The Chair and Vice-Chair are ex-officio members of all three committees, meaning they can vote, but are not counted for quorum
• In addition to the Chair and Vice-Chair, two other commissioners must hold seats on all three committees
• The remaining commissioners must hold a seat on at least two committees.

  

Board Meeting Schedule 2010

Board meetings occur at 8:30 a.m., on the third Tuesday of each month.  Each meeting begins with a one-hour closed Executive Session, followed by the public hearing and business session at 9:30a.m.  Below is the board meeting schedule for 2010.

January 19, 2010 Ada S. McKinley Apartments 661 East 69th Street	July 20, 2010 (Annual Meeting) National Teachers Academy 55 West Cermak Road
February 16, 2010 Trumbull Park District Fieldhouse 2400 East 105th Street	August 17, 2010 Britton Budd Apartments 501 West Surf Street
March 16, 2010 Daniel Hudson Apartments 1930 West Loyola Avenue	September 21, 2010 Hispanic Housing Development Corp. 1402 North Kedzie Avenue
April 20, 2010 Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center 4859 South Wabash Avenue	October 19, 2010 Douglas Park Fieldhouse 1401 South Sacramento Drive
May 18, 2010 Abraham Lincoln Center 3858 South Cottage Grove Avenue	November 16, 2010 CHA Corporate Office 60 East Van Buren Street
June 15, 2010 Fosco Park District Fieldhouse 1312 South Racine Avenue	December 21, 2010 Wentworth Gardens Fieldhouse 3770 South Wentworth Avenue

Committee Meeting Schedule 2010

Committee meetings occur at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at 60 E. Van Buren Street, Room #304.  The committee meeting schedule for 2010 is as follows:

January 13, 2010
February 10, 2010*
March 10, 2010
April 14, 2010*
May 12, 2010
June 9, 2010*
July 14, 2010
August 11, 2010*
September 15, 2010
October 13, 2010*
November 10, 2010
December 15, 2010*


*On these dates, Tenant Services Committee meetings are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and Finance Committee meetings are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. 

On all other dates, Finance Committee meets at 1:00, Operations & Facilities Committee at 1:30 and Tenant Services Committee at 2:00.