FY27 Proposed Budget

the FSS Coordinator. Awarded funds to hire 3 rd and 4th FSS Coordinators.Over $525,000 is deposited annually into FSS Participant Escrow accounts. • Continued administration of 78 Mainstream housing assistance vouchers; these vouchers are solely for persons with disabling conditions. • Collaborated with Shelter House to administer 60 project-based vouchers at the 501 Project and Cross Park Place for individuals experiencing homelessness with a disabling condition. • Expanded affordable housing portfolio to include 3 townhomes in a high opportunity area and have been awarded grant funds to purchase 4 additional units in CY2025. • Rated as a High Performer by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Section Eight Management Assessment Program. • Maintained 86 public housing units and 24 additional affordable units for households with low income in the community. • Continued critical work to ensure safety of nearly 20,000 rental units in Iowa City through systematic inspections and prompt responses to complaints, maintaining a high standard of living conditions across the city. • Actively engaged with community members to address concerns and complaints related to rental properties, fostering trust and ensuring all reported issues were resolved promptly and effectively. • Continued to implement mindful code enforcement that allows self-expression, meets city climate action goals, and minimizes impact on neighbors. • The Housing Choice Voucher Program is projected to pay approximately $10.8 million in Housing Assistance Payments to landlords/owners of rental properties in Johnson County in calendar year 2025. • The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program has 178 active participants. It is noteworthy that this is one of the largest FSS programs nationally. This program helps participants build a savings account as their income increases while working toward their goals with the FSS Coordinator. Awarded funds to hire 3 rd and 4 th FSS Coordinators. Over $525,000 is deposited annually into FSS Participant Escrow accounts. • Continued administration of 78 Mainstream housing assistance vouchers; these vouchers are solely for persons with disabling conditions. • Collaborated with Shelter House to administer 60 project-based vouchers at the 501 Project and Cross Park Place for individuals experiencing homelessness with a disabling condition.

• Expanded affordable housing portfolio to include 3 townhomes in a high opportunity area and have been awarded grant funds to purchase 4 additional units in CY2025. • Rated as a High Performer by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Section Eight Management Assessment Program.

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