[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Brookfield 5-1-1989.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Brookfield Housing Partnership is hereby established and enacted
pursuant to the authority contained in and for the purposes set forth in Public
Act 88-305 of the State of Connecticut.
The Brookfield Housing Partnership Task Force shall consist of the First
Selectmen and 10 additional members appointed by the First Selectman with
the advice and consent of the Board of Selectmen. Said 10 additional members
shall be chosen as follows:
A.
One member from among the members and alternates comprising
the Brookfield Planning Commission.
B.
One member from among the members and alternates comprising
the Brookfield Zoning Commission.
C.
One member from among the members and alternates comprising
the Brookfield Inland Wetlands Commission.
D.
One member from among the members and alternates comprising
the Brookfield Housing Authority.
E.
Two members representing the local business community,
who shall be electors of the Town of Brookfield.
F.
One member who represents public interest groups and
one member who represents local planning, land use and housing professionals.
Both of said members shall be electors of the Town of Brookfield.
G.
Two members of the public, who shall be electors of the
Town of Brookfield.
A.
The First Selectman shall serve as a member of the Housing
Partnership during his term of office as First Selectman.
B.
All other members shall be appointed for terms of office
as follows: Initially, five members shall be appointed for terms expiring
on the first Monday in February 1990, and five members shall be appointed
for terms expiring on the first Monday in February 1992. Thereafter, appointments
shall be for terms of four years.
C.
The term of office of any member who represents a Land
Use Commission or the Housing Authority shall expire immediately if said member
ceases to be a member of said Commission or Authority.
A.
The Brookfield Housing Partnership shall possess and
exercise the following powers and duties:
(1)
To apply to the Housing Commissioner of the State of
Connecticut for an initial designation under the Connecticut Housing Partnership
Program and to provide said Commissioner with such evidence and information
as is necessary to achieve said designation.
(2)
To examine and identify housing needs and opportunities
in the Town of Brookfield.
(3)
To investigate the availability of any state, municipal
or other land within this Town which is suitable for the development of affordable
housing.
(4)
To review the Brookfield Zoning Regulations[1] and determine whether those regulations restrict the development
of affordable housing in the Town and to identify and recommend to the Zoning
Commission any changes which should be made to said regulations to minimize
or eliminate such restrictions.
(5)
To establish a long-range plan to meet identified housing
needs in the Town and to establish priorities for the implementation of the
plan. Said plan shall be consistent with regional housing needs.
(6)
To establish procedures for the development of a written
proposal or proposals to achieve such priorities in accordance with the long-range
plan.
(7)
To engage in any activity, development or project which
is designed to create additional affordable housing in the Town.
B.
Any such activity, development or project must be approved
by the Board of Selectmen before it is undertaken by the Brookfield Housing
Partnership.
All appropriations and expenditures of the Brookfield Housing Partnership
shall be subject to and shall be made in strict compliance with the applicable
provision of the Charter of the Town of Brookfield.
