There is hereby established a Housing Partnership Committee of the Town of West Boylston. The Trustees of the West Boylston Affordable Housing Trust shall serve as the members of the Housing Partnership Committee. The Housing Partnership Committee shall have a chairperson selected by a majority vote of the members. The Housing Partnership Committee may have such subcommittees and ad hoc committees as the Housing Partnership Committee may choose to create.
A6 OCT 18, 2010
2. Meetings
(a) Meetings of the Members. All meetings of the members shall be held at an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant place within the Town.
(b) Notice. The Housing Partnership Committee shall comply with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.39, §23B.
3. Duties
(a) The Housing Partnership Committee shall study the needs for affordable housing and recommend procedures for the development and implementation of the Town’s Affordable Housing policy. The Housing Partnership Committee shall consult with the Town Administrator and existing municipal boards, including the Board of Selectmen, Town-Wide Planning Committee, Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Open Space Committee, Conservation Commission and other boards, committees and agencies as the Housing Partnership Committee may determine.
(b) The Housing Partnership Committee shall act as the Town’s initial contact with developers of proposed affordable residential housing projects which are site-specific and for which the developer has indicated an intention to request an increase in allowed density or other variances in return for said provision of affordable housing. In this context, the Housing Partnership Committee will serve as the preliminary negotiating agency of the Town.
(c) The Housing Partnership Committee may also initiate action intended to create and endorse affordable residential housing projects. In this context the Housing Partnership Committee may work to implement a specific project consistent with the Town’s housing strategy.
4. Quorum
A majority of the authorized membership of the Housing Partnership Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn finally or from time to time without further notice until a quorum is secured. If a quorum is present, a majority of the members present may take action on behalf of the Housing Partnership.
5. Qualifications
All members of the Housing Partnership Committee shall be residents of West Boylston. Each member of the Housing Partnership Committee shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Any member of the Housing Partnership Committee may be removed for cause.
A9 Oct 20, 2008, A6 OCT 20, 2010
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