RECOMMENDATIONS

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or his designee, to execute a contract with Contra Costa County in an amount not to exceed $115,000 to provide investigative services for housing fraud in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and public housing assistance programs for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015.

BACKGROUND

In order to continue to enhance HACCC’s efforts to reduce fraud in the HCV and Public Housing Programs, HACCC wishes to enter into an Interagency Agreement with the District Attorney’s office to provide investigative services for suspected owner and tenant housing fraud cases. HACCC has an existing contract with the District Attorney’s office for these services that expires on June 30, 2014, with a not to exceed amount of $95,000. Thus far HACCC has spent $45,463.25 on the existing contract. Under the existing contract, an Investigator from the District Attorney’s Office is assigned up to HACCC for an average of 32 hours per week. The new contract will provide an average of 40 hours per week of service. The Inspector has been very productive, completing 243 cases between May 2012 and December 2013.