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Appointment of Wilbur Steven Hickey as Member to Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for Two-Year Term in Accordance With State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
During the 2007 Legislative session, the Florida Legislature reinstated the requirement that all local governments who participated in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program must have an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC). The legislature also required that the AHAC be made up of eleven (11) members instead of nine (9) as in the original statutes and ordinance. The eleven (11) members must represent specific areas/backgrounds as listed below to be appointed to the AHAC.
Effective October 1, 2020, the committee must consist of one locally elected official from each county or municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program and one representative from at least six (6) of the categories noted below. At the September 11, 2023, Planning and Zoning meeting, staff recommended the individual listed below for appointment to represent the specific areas/backgrounds to the AHAC for a term of two (2) years as prescribed in Ordinance No. 2008-10.
* One citizen who actively serves as a representative of the local planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174; (Wilbur Steven Hickey)
* Commissioner Jerry Campbell serves as the elected official for this committee.
The AHAC is charged to annually, review established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan and recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value.
The recommendations may include the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies, procedu...
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