For several years the Housing Authority of the Town of Farmington has
been administering a program to promote the construction of housing for low-
and moderate-income persons and families by leasing land at a nominal rent
on which the lessee constructs and finances a home to be occupied by the lessee
and his or her family. A summary of the plan is attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The Housing Authority is hereby authorized to revise Exhibit A
from time to time, as appropriate. At the time of sale of the property or
at the time that a lessee purchases the land, the Town receives the current
fair market value for the land. In order to have a fund in which the proceeds
of the sale of land and other money may be deposited and held for use in effecting
future purchases of land for the program, it is appropriate that a trust fund
be established.
The purpose of a trust fund is to hold and maintain proceeds derived
from the sale of cooperative housing lots, accrued interest income and any
other money received for the purpose of acquiring additional lots for the
Cooperative Housing Program.
A trust fund, to be known as the "Farmington Cooperative Housing Trust
Fund" (the "trust fund") be and is hereby established to promote the acquisition
of additional lots for construction of housing for persons and families having
low or moderate income.
The trustee of the trust fund shall be the Housing Authority of the
Town of Farmington. All actions involving the receipt of funds into the trust
fund and the expenditure of funds from the trust fund shall be approved by
the trustee. Approval by the trustee shall consist of a vote by a majority
of the members of the Authority present at any meeting at which a quorum is
present.
All checks drawn on the trust fund shall be signed by the Town Manager
and the Town Treasurer or their designated agents approved by the Town Council.
The trust fund shall be held or invested in bank accounts or short-term securities
which can be readily liquidated to obtain funds to carry out the purpose of
the trust.
The facilities and services of the various agencies and departments
of the Town of Farmington shall be available to the trustee as it may reasonably
require.