September 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Commissioners of Northwest Georgia Housing Authority
Held September 24, 2025
The Board of Commissioners of Northwest Georgia Housing Authority met at its regular meeting at 326 W 9th St. Rome, Georgia, 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day of September, 2025.
Called to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Betty Sue Hickman, and, upon roll call, those present and absent are as follows:
Present: Betty Sue Hickman, Billy Cooper, Brian Bojo, Mary Clark, Corey Townsend, Ronnie Wallace
Absent: None
Chairperson Hickman declared a quorum present.
Others in attendance: Justin Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Amanda Fox, Chief of Staff, Billy Pasley, Director of IT, Rand Nichols, Director of Security & YouthBuild, Le Shay Denton, Assistant Director of Housing, Madonna Murphy, Director of Compliance, Stewart Duggan, Attorney.
Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting held on August 27, 2025 - Chairperson Hickman asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes. Commissioner Townsend made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Cooper. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Old Business
None
New Business
Approval of Resolution 44-2025: Approval of 2026 MTW Supplement - Commissioner Townsend made a motion to approve Resolution 44-2025, seconded by Commissioner Bojo. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Approval of Resolution 45-2025: Approval of NWGHA Emergency Management Plan - Commissioner Wallace made a motion to approve Resolution 45-2025, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Approval of Resolution 46-2025: Adoption of Revisions to Personnel Policy - Commissioner Townsend made a motion to approve Resolution 46-2025, seconded by Commissioner Cooper. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: No
Approval of Resolution 47-2025: Approval of Elm Street Apartments Project - Commissioner Wallace motioned to approve Resolution 47-2025, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously, but that approval by BOC doesn't necessarily bind the NWGHA board to accept all the terms of the deal. The negotiations for this project began in 2019. The NWGHA board is worried about reputational damage with DCA (Department of Community Affairs) and with co-developers if the NWGHA board rejects or imposes different terms than what's been negotiated. However, the NWGHA board does not agree with all of the proposed terms.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Reports
Finance Department Update - Mr. Justin Jones reported August 2025 ending cash available is $438,349. In regards to the investment income statements, the BOC thought there were investments. In reality, the NWGHA owed vendors and collectors. The BOC told NWGHA to pay all of the bills. Once all of the bills were paid, there were no monies left. Furthermore, there were no findings in the 2024 audit. Approval of NWGHA Financial Statements for August 2025:
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Chief Executive Officer Comments - Justin Jones presented an article on Proposed Cash Management for the Public Housing Program.
Commissioner Comments - None.
Executive Session - Chairperson Hickman asked for a motion to enter into Executive Session. Commissioner Wallace made a motion to enter into Executive Session, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion passed unanimously. No action was taken during the Executive Session. Commissioner Cooper made a motion to return to Regular Session, seconded by Commissioner Wallace. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Adjourn - Commissioner Bojo made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
