An Affordable Housing Advisory Board is created to make recommendations to the Town Board with respect to the administration of the Affordable Housing Trust and Agency Fund in accordance with rules and regulations recommended by the Advisory Board and approved by the Town Board.
[Amended 7-13-2021 by L.L. No. 35-2021]
The Town Board shall appoint Members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, including the Board's Chairman. No Member of the Board shall be an employee of the Town or of the Huntington Community Development Agency. The Board shall be comprised of eleven (11) voting Members who shall serve without compensation. Each Town Board Member shall appoint one (1) individual whose term of office shall coincide with that of the sponsoring Town Board Member, except that the Town Supervisor shall appoint two (2) such Members. The Town Board shall select five (5) persons from among the member organizations of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition whose term of office shall be staggered as follows: one (1) individual to serve for a one-year term; two (2) individuals to serve for a two-year term; and two (2) individuals to serve for a three-year term. Thereafter, each Member appointed shall serve for a term of three (3) years. In addition to the voting Members, the Director of the Huntington Community Development Agency or their designee; the Director of Planning and Environment or their designee; and the Town Attorney or their designee shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members of the Board.