HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing Partnership Board - HPB - Revised CHARGE - March 2023
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HOUSING PARTNERSHIP BOARD
Members: 13 voting members
Liaisons: 4, as noted below
MembersAppointedBy: Select Board
Length of Term: Three years for voting members
Appointments Made: September 30
Meeting Times: As posted
Quorum:Quorum shall be a majority of members serving
Description: The Charge of the Housing Partnership Board is to promote and support production
and preservation of housing, including low and moderate income, older persons, and workforce
housing. The Housing Partnership Board will bring together committees, groups, and housing
advocates to create a unified and focused approach to achieve housing goals in Lexington.
Responsibilities: The Housing Partnership Board will work with other community organizations
to support housing goals. The Housing Partnership Board will support these goals by taking the
following actions:
1.Identify local, state, and federal housing resources available to individuals seeking
housing.
2.Identify local, state, and federal housing resources available to relevant Town Boards.
Town Committees, and other Town entities, and other relevant local organizations.
3.Advocate for land use, regulations, and zoning bylaws to increase the housing stock.
4.Increase public awareness of the need for affordable housing through public information
and forums.
5.Assist with land or properties acquisition suitable for development of housing.
6.Make recommendations on proposals that do or could include a housing component,
7.Advise the Select Board, Planning Board, and other Town entities to aid in their decision-
making process regarding housing. This will include decisions respecting implementation
of Objectives, Strategies, and Potential Actions identified in the housing section of the
2022 Comprehensive Plan.
8.Provide input to local housing organizations.
9.Support adherence to federal and state Fair Housing Laws.
Criteria for Membership: The Housing Partnership will consist of thirteen voting members and
four liaisons. Voting members will include individuals recommended by:
1.Planning Board
2.Council on Aging
3.Lexington Housing Authority
4.Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB)
The following boards and committees will be asked to name liaisons to the Housing Partnership
Board:
1.Select Board
2.Capital Expenditures Committee
3.Sustainable Lexington Committee
4.Lexington Human Rights Committee
Members are also expected to advance the cause of housing by activities outside of Housing
Partnership Board meetings.
Prior to serving as a member of this committee, appointees are required to:
1.Acknowledge receipt of the Summary of the Conflict-of-Interest Statute. Further, to
continue to serve on the Committee the member must acknowledge annually receipt of
the summary of the Conflict-of-Interest Statute. Said summary will be provided by and
acknowledged by the Town Clerk.
2.Provide evidence to the Town Clerk that the appointee has completed the on-line training
requirement required by the Conflict-of-Interest Statute. Further, to continue to serve on
the committee, the member must acknowledge every two years completion of the on-line
training requirement.
Ref.:
Charge adopted by Board of Selectmen on December 1, 2003.
Board of Selectmen voted to designate as Special Municipal Employees on 1/18/06.
Revised charge, October 15, 2007, to 18 Selectmen appointments and 3 appointed by designated
boards or committees.
Revised charge, March 15, 2010, to increase general housing advocates to 13, removing specific
organizations and removing three liaisons.
Revised charge, September 26, 2011, to decrease membership from 21 to 17 voting members.
Revised charge, October 15, 2012, to decrease membership from 17 to 15 voting members.
Revised charge, April 24, 2017, to decrease membership from 15 to 9 voting members.
Revised charge, March 8, 2023, Select Board voted to: change "Board of Selectmen" to "Select
Board"; change the number of members from "9" to "13"; add "Quorum: Quorum shall be a
majority of members serving"; update Description; amend Responsibilities; update Criteria for
Membership; update list of boards and committees naming liaisons to the Housing Partnership
Board