Code of Massachusetts Regulations
760 CMR - HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
Title 760 CMR 4.00 - General Administration Of Local Housing Authorities
Section 4.04 - Funding and Hiring for LHA Employee Positions
Universal Citation: 760 MA Code of Regs 760.4
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) In approving the recommended candidates, salaries and wages in an LHA's budget, the Department shall determine that all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) In
selecting its employees the LHA has followed all applicable hiring procedures (in
the case of the executive director, the Department's guidelines regarding hiring and
salaries and any other related guidance) which shall have been approved by the
Department and has complied with the LHA's personnel policy and any other applicable
legal requisites.
(b) Each employee
meets the minimum qualifications for his or her position set forth in the LHA's job
description and in the advertisement for the position.
(c) At the time of hire, Criminal Offender Record
Information (CORI) discloses no dispositions of criminal matters reflecting the
potential employee's dishonesty, untrustworthiness, unreliability or unsuitability
to perform the duties of the position or reflecting activity, which if repeated by
an employee, would endanger the safety or security of tenants, household members,
employees, or guests or the security of their property or the property of the
LHA.
(d) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 121B,
§ 7A, the Department shall establish guidelines setting standards for
employment agreements to be executed by each LHA and its executive director. The
Department may review all contracts between LHAs and executive directors and all
terms for payments or monetary remuneration relevant to state payments, and shall
review all such contracts and terms for payments or monetary remuneration worth more
than $100,000 per annum. The Department may strike contract
provisions that do not conform to the guidelines.
(2) In the event an LHA shall lack sufficient revenues to meet its expenditures in its operating budget(s) approved by the Department for state programs, the Department shall fund the deficit as provided by law. The total expenditures for salaries and wages shall not exceed the amount in the approved budget for salaries and wages without the approval of the Department.
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