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.

For a complete list of committee and board meetings, consult the 2009 Meeting Schedule below.

Board Meeting Schedule 2009


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 2009.

January 14, 2009

CHA Corporate Office
60 E. Van Buren, Room 304

July 21, 2009 (Annual Meeting)

Flannery Apartments
1507-31 North Clybourn

February 17, 2009

Cabrini Green
18th District Police Station
1160 North Larrabee

August 18, 2009

CHA Corporate Office
60 E. Van Buren,
Room 306S

March 17, 2009

Eckhart Park Apartments
838 North Noble

September 15, 2009

Apartamentos Las Americas
1611 South Racine

April 21, 2009

Wicker Park Apartments
1414 North Damen

October 20, 2009

Vivian Carter Apartments
6401 South Yale

May 19, 2009

Minnie Riperton Apts.
4250 South Princeton

November 17, 2009

Mahalia Jackson Apartments
9141-77 S. South Chicago

June 16, 2009

Schneider Apts.
1750 West Peterson

December 15, 2009

Lincoln Perry Apartments
3245 S. Prairie


Committee Meeting Schedule 2009


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 2009 is as follows:

January 14, 2009
February 11, 2009*
March 11, 2009
April 15, 2009*
May 13, 2009
June 10, 2009*
July 15, 2009
August 12, 2009*
September 9, 2009
October 14, 2009*
November 10, 2009 (Tuesday meeting due to Veteran’s Day)
December 9, 2009*


*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.