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SARASOTA AFFORABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
Courtesy of the City Auditor and Clerk

Establishment: Ordinance No. 08-4817

Board Membership - Qualifications and Other Requirements:

a) The members shall consist of the following:

One citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing
One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage industry in connection with affordable housing
One citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing
One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing
One citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing
One citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing
One citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing
One citizen who serves on the Planning Board/Local Planning Agency
One citizen who resides in the City
One citizen who represents the employers in the City
One citizen who represents essential services personnel as defined in the Local Housing Assistance Plan

b) The State of Florida requires that each eligible municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program must establish an affordable housing committee. The purpose of the committee is to review the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan and to recommed specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value.

c ) Financial Disclosure Forms are required by State law.

d ) The City Commission makes appointments from submitted applications to the City Auditor and Clerk.

e) The Commitee shall meet no less than quarterly each year. An annual report of recommendations must be submitted to the City Commission no later than December 31 of each calendar year.

f ) Committee members shall be appointed for a three year term, however, initial appointments shall be as follows: Four (4) members shall be chosen to serve one (1) year; four (4) members shall be chosen to serve for two (2) years; and three (3) members shall be chosen to serve for three (3) years. Terms of service shall be staggered.

g ) Commitee members shall automatically be removed from membership for failure to attend three successive meetings, excluding workshop meetings, or at such time that the member's absences exceed 25% of all scheduled meetings (including workshop meetings), in a given year if the absence has not been approved by the Board, in advance, for good cause shown. Members failing to attend a meeting during at least 75% of the time the meeting is in session shall be considered not to have attended the meeting.

h ) This board consists of eleven members.

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