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LUNENBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY 
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING 
 
131 White Street, Lunenburg, MA 
 
April 18, 2019 
 
Members Present:   Paul Doherty, Chair 
     Linda McDonald, Vice Chair 
Deborah A.H. Christen, Member 
 
Members Absent:   Caroline Fortin, Member 
      
Also Present:    Adam Gautie, Assistant Executive Director 
Denise Ivaldi, Recording Secretary 
      
1. The Chair declared a quorum present and opened the meeting at 6:43 p.m.   
 
2. The minutes of the March 21, 2019 meeting were presented.  Deborah Christen made a motion 
to accept the minutes ; Linda McDonald  seconded.  All  were in favor and the minutes were 
accepted. 
 
3. The Executive Director Report: 
 Adam Gautie introduced himself as the new Assistant Executive Director as of April 15 th. 
He has been with the Leominster H.A. for three years as the Chief Procurement Officer; 
prior to that with the Fall River H.A. for six years. 
 Adam and Ben will be attending the Mass NAHRO 2019 Annual Conference May 19-21; 
Chair Paul Doherty will also be attending. 
 DHCD PHN 2019 -07 on Regionalization – DHCD is looking from housing authority 
input. 
 DHCD Performance Management Review (PMR) – Board member training will be a 
criterion now. 
 
4.  Financial Report – March 2019 
 Page F2 – Reserves are at a healthy 48.97%. 
 Page F3 – Everything is good; there are no negatives.   
 Monthly payroll passed around for two board member signatures. 
 
Linda McDonald  made a motion to accept  the March  financial report. Deborah Christen  
seconded; all were in favor. 
 
5.  Modernization Report:    
 No ongoing projects at this time. 
 
6.  State-Aided Housing Report: 
 We received 19 standard applications in March; 9 elderly/young disabled and 10 family 
 (three emergency). 
 CHAMP went live April 10th. 
 There are 596 elderly/young disabled and 1,052 family applicants on the waiting list. 
 There was one vacancy; no lease-ups. 
 Overall occupancy is at 98.15% 
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7.  Old Business:   
The Board previously asked for an update on the crank -out windows.  The contractor came out; 
cleaned four to five windows and showed Keith how to.  Tenants have to call in a work order if 
they are having any issues. 
8.  New Business:  The following resolution was presented: 
RESOLUTION TO WRITE-OFF QUARTERLY 
UNRECOVERABLE DEBTS 
RESOLUTION 201906 
Whereas: One tenant of the Lunenburg Housing Authority has vacated while owing 
rent and,  
Whereas: The person vacating owed $3,059.20 as of March 31, 2019 ( see attached 
list).  The amount is ninety (90) days old as of March 31, 2019 and,  
Whereas: The Lunenburg Housing Authority staff has made every reasonable effort 
to collect said vacated amounts without success. 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, 
That the Lunenburg Housing Authority officially write -off $3,059.20 as 
uncollectable debts effective April 2019 
RESOLVED, Motion made by Linda McDonald to write off $3,059.20 as uncollectible 
debts effective April 2019. 
SECONDED, Deborah Christen seconded the motion, and the motion was passed by a 
unanimous vote 
9.  Other Correspondence: 
 DHCD Public Housing Notices (March) 
 
10. No Resident Participation Requested. 
11. Deborah Christen  made a motion to adjourn the meeting at  7:01 p.m.  Linda McDonald  
seconded, all were in favor, and the meeting was adjourned.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lunenburg Housing Authority 
Regular Meeting Minutes    Page 2                                   April 18, 2019