Real Property Program Specialist
Current• Coordinates the activities of the Wichita Land Bank• Identifies and works to procure infill development opportunities and improve Wichita’s public housing stock• Works with City staff to compile and maintain a written inventory of all property available for public inspection and distribution• Sort through ownership, liens, title issues, and abate special assessments and back taxes• Coordinates and conducts transactions for the Wichita Affordable Housing Fund• Administers and monitors ARPA funds on a rolling basis for Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) projects• Communicates and liaises across multiple City Departments such as Finance, Real Estate, Law, Planning, Office of Community Services, and Communications• Evaluates and monitors projects to ensure that funds are being used appropriately• Ensures that minority developers and contractors can reasonably participate, and that decision-making around project funding considers impacts on minority communities• Ensures consistency and compliance among various contractors and interested parties• Works with City staff to establish and maintain records and accounts reflecting all transactions, expenditures, and revenues concerning Affordable Housing Fund and Wichita Land Bank activities, including separate itemization of all transactions, expenditures, and revenues concerning each parcel of property