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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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After solicitation of applicants, the Board is asked to make the necessary appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Executive Aide
REQUESTED BY: Dawn Cobb, Staff Liaison & Housing Program Coordinator
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is organized pursuant to Section 21.256, General Ordinances, Martin County Code. At the August 25, 2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting, the Board approved Ordinance 1139 which included modifying the membership of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to include a County Commissioner as a member, consistent with changes in Florida Statutes.
The Committee shall consist of at least eight but not more than eleven members who shall be appointed by resolution of the BCC. Five members shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall consist of one County Commissioner and one representative from at least six of the following categories:
* a citizen who is actively engaged in the residential homebuilding industry in connection with affordable housing;
* a citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing;
* a citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in homebuilding in connection with affordable housing;
* a citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low income persons in connection with affordable housing;
* a citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing;
* a citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing;
* a citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing;
* a citizen who actively serves on the L...
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