The Board of County Commissioners is soliciting applications for representatives to join the Escambia-Pensacola Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC), which was established per Florida Statute (F.S.) for the purpose of reviewing affordable housing incentives available within the County and to make recommendations concerning those incentives to the Board and City Council.
The committee will help with the development of the Local Housing Assistance Plan for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program. The Board is seeking to fill the following 10 slots, as outlined per F.S. 420.9076:
- One citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing;
- One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing;
- One citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing;
- One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing;
- One citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing;
- One citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing;
- One citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit builder of affordable housing;
- One citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments;
- One citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction;
- One citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan
Members of the committee will meet quarterly and serve three-year terms. Positions will be recommended to the Board for approval in July and approved through resolutions in September 2015.
Citizens interested in serving should complete an application (enclosed below) or request a form via email at [email protected]. Completed applications should be forwarded to Neighborhood Enterprise Division/AHAC, 221 Palafox Place, Suite 200, Pensacola, FL 32502. All applications must be received no later than June 19 for consideration.
For more information, contact Meredith Reeves Nunnari, Neighborhood Enterprise Division, at (850) 595-0022, ext.3, or by email at [email protected].
