| The Fairfax County Redevelopment and
Housing Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth
of Virginia created pursuant to Title 36 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended. It was created by the Board of Supervisors and
approved by a County-wide voter referendum on November 2,
1965. The FCRHA was activated by the Board of Supervisors
on February 23, 1966 and has been in operation, without interruption,
since that date. The FCRHA's primary business office is located
at 3700 Pender Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
The powers of the FCRHA, as defined by the
State Code, are vested in 11 Commissioners
appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The Officers include
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary/Executive Director
and Assistant Secretaries. The Fairfax County Executive serves
as Secretary and Executive Director of the FCRHA. The County
Director of Finance serves as Treasurer and the County Attorney
serves as General Counsel.
Unlike most Redevelopment and Housing Authorities
which are completely separate from the local government and
employ their own staff, the FCRHA has had no employees since
1974. At that time the Board of Supervisors created the Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which provides administrative
support to the FCRHA and operates its programs.
The FCRHA also appoints HCD staff members
as Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretary of the FCRHA
is the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Although structured as a County agency, the FCRHA's technical
and administrative support functions are principally funded
by the FCRHA from revenues it receives directly.
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