At its meeting, Tuesday morning, August 12, the Board of Commissioners for the Mount Vernon Housing Authority received the news of a perfect audit with no incidents cited and only a few suggestions for improvement. Executive Director of Cloverleaf, Terri Austin, gave all the credit to her staff for the report from Pam Simpson, CPA.

"I want to thank my staff for a job well done," Austin said. "It’s no small matter to have an audit with no incidents."

The independent audit covers all financial aspects of the Housing Authority, including Section 8, payroll, accounts payable and capital funds, the grant received every year for building renovations.

Austin also announced that once again this year, the Housing Authority will host a landlords’ luncheon to distribute information about the Section 8 program, including inspection and eligibility requirements. Last year’s program drew around 50 landlords. The date of this year’s luncheon has been set for Friday, October 10, at Cloverleaf.

In other business:

• In a unanimous vote, the Board accepted the low bid from Evansville’s Pavement Sealing Co. to seal and stripe the parking lot at Cloverleaf before winter sets in.

• The entire Board voted to award low bidder Jeremy Bolte with the job of painting all the handrails on the balconies at Cloverleaf and the outer walls of approximately 10 apartment units.

• The Board is inviting three agencies to set up a flu and pneumonia shot clinic at Cloverleaf: Specialty Home Health, the Visiting Nurse Association, and the Mount Vernon Public Health Office.

• At the recommendation of Board President Andy Weintraut and Cloverleaf Executive Director Terri Austin, a demonstration from Vanguard Alarm Services of Evansville will be requested, regarding the use of a new card swipe or key punch entry system in addition to the key system now in use at Cloverleaf.

• In Section 8 news, it was reported that Housing Assistance Payments, or rent assistance payments, totaled $71,602 for the month of August. Twenty new potential Section 8 families have been called in for appointments.

• Austin reported that the carpeting project is almost completed. New Federal Housing Authority-approved carpet has been laid this summer on all four floors in common areas of Cloverleaf as well as the lobby. Austin said the project was completed under budget by $10,000.