On or promptly after the first of December in each year, the
Committee shall meet at the call of the First Selectman to elect one
of its at-large members to be Chairman and one of its members to be
Secretary. The Chairman shall, when present, preside at all meetings
of the Committee and shall vote as a member thereof. The Secretary
shall file in the office of the Town Clerk a full and detailed record
of all proceedings, acts and resolutions of the Committee, as required
by the Freedom of Information Act, including the votes of each member on all actions taken,
and such record shall be a public record.
The Affordable Housing Committee shall provide information to
Town residents on:
A. The operation of Section 8-30g of the Connecticut General Statutes;
B. Planned or pending applications for Section 8-30g moratoria;
C. Planned or pending affordable housing developments; and
D. Locations or types of locations for future affordable housing projects.
The Affordable Housing Committee shall identify additional funding
sources to supplement the Affordable Housing Trust Fund fee and shall
assess whether the structure of that trust fund needs to be updated
and whether additional funding mechanisms should be implemented.
The Affordable Housing Committee shall:
A. Propose affordable housing plans as required under Section 8-30j
of Connecticut General Statutes;
B. Provide input on the subject of affordable housing for the Town of
New Canaan's Plan of Conservation and Development; and
C. Prepare an annual report on the Committee's activities to the
Town bodies represented on the Committee.