The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Escambia County residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment to the Area Housing Commission.
Escambia County residents interested in serving on the Area Housing Commission are asked to submit a resume and letter indicating their desire to serve by the close of business on Friday, June 24. Resumes should be submitted to Shamara Jernigan, Program Coordinator, Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 1591, Pensacola, Florida 32502 or emailed to boardapply@myescambia.com.
Please be aware that resumes submitted to a BCC agenda for consideration will become part of the official minutes and are subject to public records requests.
AREA HOUSING COMMISSION
The Area Housing Commission, or AHC, is a duly organized and existing public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida, duly created pursuant to the authority of the constitution and statues of the State of Florida including particularly, Chapter 421, as amended. Its purpose is to provide decent, safe, sanitary and economical housing to low- and moderate-income families in Escambia County, and has countywide jurisdiction with the exception of the town of Century. The AHC's governing body is a board of commissioners consisting of five appointees. Two are appointed by the Pensacola City Council, two by the Escambia County Commissioners and the fifth member is appointed by the other four. The term of service is four years.
The AHC has 12 regular meetings per year and three to four special meetings per year. They meet every fourth Wednesday of the month for 2 to 2 ½ hours. Board members travel to Orlando once a year to attend meetings. According to the bylaws, the board of commissioners has general supervision direction, and control over the business and affairs of the AHC, subject to applicable federal and state laws.
