Community Housing Council

Mission & Authority:

To oversee the Provincetown Housing Office; to perform all of the functions of the Provincetown Local Housing Partnership, which shall be abolished upon the appointment of members to said council; and to administer the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under Chapter 230 of the Acts of 2002 upon the transfer of said function from the Provincetown Housing Authority.

Appointing Authority:

Board of Selectmen

Origins of Authority:

Authority

Summary

Special Town Meeting, April 4, 2007, Article 3

To see if the Town will vote to establish the Provincetown Community Housing Council, to be comprised of five regular and two alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen for staggered three-year terms. It shall be the function of said council to oversee the Provincetown Housing Office; to perform all of the functions of the Provincetown Local Housing Partnership, which shall be abolished upon the appointment of members to said council; and to administer the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under Chapter 230 of the Acts of 2002 upon the transfer of said function from the Provincetown Housing Authority; and to vote to instruct its senator and representative in the General Court to file a home rule petition for a special act to read as follows: SECTION 1. The second sentence of Section 1 of Chapter 230 of the Acts of 2002 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Expenditures from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund shall be authorized by a majority vote of said housing authority, in consultation with the Provincetown housing partnership the Provincetown Community Housing Council.” SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. The General Court may only make clerical or editorial changes of form to the bill, unless the Board of Selectmen approves amendments to the bill before enactment by the general court. The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition; or to take any other action relative thereto.[Requested by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager] Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to approve Article 3 as printed in the warrant with the following amendments: (1) By amending the first sentence of said article to reads as follows: “to vote to establish the Provincetown Community Housing Council, to be comprised of four regular and two alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and one regular member appointed by the Housing Authority, all for staggered three-year terms.” and (2) by adding, “further, that the Town vote to amend the Provincetown General By-laws deleting all references therein to the ‘Provincetown Local Housing Partnership [PLHP]’ and inserting in place thereof ‘Provincetown Community Housing Council [PCHC].’” Motion Passed.

Number of Members:

Comprised of four regular and two alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and one regular member appointed by the Housing Authority, all for staggered three-year terms.

Support & Resources:

Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under Chapter 230 of the Acts of 2002 upon the transfer of said function from the Provincetown Housing Authority.

CPA funds for Community Housing.

Annual Budget.

Permit Coordinator.