Council Member

Established in 1879, the California State Board of Equalization administers various programs in the areas of property and sales and use taxes, as well as the tax appellate program. It collects the state of California s fuel, alcohol and tobacco taxes and fees that provide revenue for the state government and essential funding for counties, cities and special districts. The board s revenues support a range of programs and services, including hospitals and health care services, criminal justice, social welfare, law enforcement, consumer services, natural resource management, transportation and housing. The California State Board of Equalization offers the Electronic Funds Transfer Program, which includes payment of tax and fee electronically through telephone and the Internet. It also provides the Credit Card Payment Program, which features making of sales and use tax payment through credit cards.

NYS Housing Finance Agency s (HFA) purpose is to provide safe and sanitary housing accommodations at rental rates that families and low-income individuals can afford, which the ordinary operations of the private enterprise cannot provide. It serves communities throughout the state of New York. Created in 1960, HFA is a corporate governmental agency constituting a public benefit corporation. HFA is authorized to issue bonds and notes to provide funds for the purpose of making mortgage loans to limited-profit housing companies, nonprofit housing companies, urban rental housing companies, owners of multifamily federally aided projects, owners of multifamily housing accommodations, nursing home companies, nonprofit hospital and medical corporations, community development corporations, community mental health services and community mental retardation services companies, noprofit corporations authorized to provide youth facilities projects and community senior citizens centers and service companies.