This summer, MPHA and various union representatives began negotiations on the contracts for numerous agency bargaining units. Following bargaining sessions that lasted through the fall, the final 2023 contract was unanimously approved by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) members in a vote late last month delivering represented employees pay increases [...]
With the Minneapolis City Council passing the 2024 city budget, including restoring the city’s housing tax levy, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) Executive Director/CEO, Abdi Warsame, released the following statement: “I commend Mayor Frey for his leadership recommending restoring the city’s housing tax levy and the City Council for approving that recommendation,” said Minneapolis Public [...]
Last month, MPHA’s Board of Commissioners approved increases to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program’s 2024 payment standards, marking the largest increase in the last several years. These increases are based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Market Rent (FMR) and local market conditions. Adjustments take effect as early as [...]
