The recording of the Special Board Meeting that was held on August 31st, 2026 at 5:30PM is available here in two parts (Pre-Executive Session and Post Executive Session):

Watch the full recording of the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston’s Special Board Meeting held on Monday, August 31, 2026.

We regret that due to a massive, worldwide Microsoft outage affecting email systems, Teams meetings, and various other Microsoft services, attendees for the meeting were repeatedly being disconnected, denied access, or removed from the meeting unintentionally.

As of 9/1/2026, mid-day, most services have been restored, but Microsoft was still reporting various issues.  This reportedly began at 11AM on Monday 8/31/2026 and most of their restoration happened late into the night or early morning of 9/1/2026.

If you wish to know more about the outage, please refer to the following articles at these reporting sites:

Microsoft 365 Outage Coverage

Overview: Recent reporting describes a Microsoft 365 outage that extended into a second day, affecting multiple services while recovery efforts were underway. The coverage focuses on what happened, which apps were impacted, and whether a fix was available.

Key Sources

ITPro: The Microsoft 365 outage explained: What happened, what apps are affected, and is a fix available? This article summarizes the outage timeline, affected Microsoft 365 apps, and the status of remediation efforts. https://www.itpro.com/software/microsoft/the-microsoft-365-outage-explained-what-happened-what-apps-are-affected-and-is-a-fix-available

Computerworld: Microsoft 365 outage enters second day as search disruptions persist. This report highlights ongoing search-related disruptions and notes that service recovery was still in progress. https://www.computerworld.com/article/4216867/microsoft-365-outage-enters-second-day-as-search-disruptions-persist.html

GlitchWire: Microsoft 365 Outage Spreads From Exchange Online to Teams, SharePoint, and Defender XDR. This article frames the incident as expanding beyond Exchange Online to additional services, including Teams, SharePoint, and Defender XDR. https://glitchwire.com/news/microsoft-365-outage-spreads-from-exchange-online-to-teams-sharepoint-and-defend/