Sec. 35-23. - Administration.
(a)
Tenant legal services and assistance director. There shall be established within the housing and community development department
a tenant legal services and assistance director who will administer and oversee the
program, as well as any necessary supporting positions.
(b)
The director shall be responsible for:
(1)
Contracting with and coordinating the work of qualified legal and community service
providers with a history of work on housing issues and tenant rights;
(2)
Overseeing the provision of legal representation to all individuals involved in covered
proceedings, including the caseloads of attorneys, with a goal of ensuring no attorneys
representing tenants in covered proceedings are required to handle more than 120 cases
annually;
(3)
Contracting with Platte, Clay, Cass, and Jackson County courts for data sharing relating
to daily eviction data, and mailing notice to tenants involved in covered proceedings
regarding the existence of the program;
(4)
Overseeing a single point-of-contact intake process for tenants;
(5)
Providing yearly training, facilitated by a contracted non-profit organization, that
is developed in collaboration with the committee, and that is mandatory for all legal
representatives that participate in the program;
(6)
Providing a status report to the committee at each committee meeting and participating
in such meetings;
(7)
Providing outreach through the methods outlined in this article;
(8)
Requiring legal representatives to send out a questionnaire encouraging the tenant
to provide feedback on the efficacy and satisfaction of the legal representation provided
to gather information for required reports; and
(9)
Handling other duties assigned by the director.
(c)