Governing Bodies

The Salem Housing Authority Board of Commissioners consists of eight elected City Councilors and a resident commissioner. The term of each of the eight commission members who are members of the Salem City Council shall coincide with their term as city councilor. The term of the Resident Commissioner shall begin on the date of appointment and shall be limited to a single consecutive full term of four years, not including any partial term. The commission approves actions related to matters of policy in program operation, housing development, and resident services. Board Agenda information is available to the public on the City of Salem Meeting calendar. 

 To testify about an item on the agenda, you must sign up on the public comment list or the public hearing sign-up sheet before the Commission meeting begins. Current and past Commission meeting videos are available on the web: streaming video from CC:Media.