Development of Management Improvement Plans

Sound, effective management can only occur when staff practices are consistent with adopted organizational policies and procedures.

The cornerstone of planned improvement is the development of policies and procedures that ensure regulatory compliance, at the same time they reflect reasonable and practical changes that can realistically be implemented.

Types of plans, policies and procedures that have been developed by MDS include:

MOA Plan Development/Strategies for Troubled PHAs
5-year Comprehensive Plan for Modernization (CPM) and Annual Updates
Comprehensive Occupancy Plans (COP)
Vacancy Reduction Plans
Maintenance Improvement Plans
Section 504 Transition Plan
Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policies (ACOP)
Tenant Selection and Assignment Plans (TSAP)
Transfer Policies and Procedures
Section 8 Administrative Plans
Rent Collection Policies and Procedures
Personnel Systems Management (development of job descriptions, performance-based appraisal system, tables of organization)
Project-based Management Plans
Section 3 Policies and Procedure

Some of the PHAs for whom this type of work has been accomplished include:

Fayette County (IN) Housing Authority
Tuskegee (AL) Housing Authority
Champaign County (IL) Housing Authority
Alaska State Housing Authority
Clovis (NM) Housing Authority
Chattanooga (TN) Housing Authority
Michigan City (IN) Housing Authority
Evansville (IN) Housing Authority
Lucas Metro (OH) Housing Authority
Housing Authority of Camden (NJ)
Phoenix (AZ) Housing Authority