With the approval of the attached draft bylaws, the AHFC Committee membership would contain seven members in three categories:
City Membership: Three members, one per each sub-region of the County, currently residing in an incorporated City within the County.
County Membership: Three members, one per each sub-region of the County, currently residing in an unincorporated area of the County.
Community Membership: One at large member, currently residing in the County, either incorporated or incorporated.
As proposed, all AHFC membership categories will be self-nominated with applications solicited by the Department of Conservation and Development and the Clerk of the Board in accordance with law and Contra Costa County policies and procedures. All appointments to the AHFC are reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
The proposed bylaws would appoint AHFC members to a three-year term and they may be reappointed to serve one additional consecutive three-year term, beginning on July 1st and ending on June 30th. As noted above, all AHFC members shall reside in Contra Costa County and any change of residence outside of the County will automatically terminate membership on the AHFC. Due to the technical nature of the committee's charge, all members are required to have experience in the field of affordable housing finance, design, development, or property management (whether retired or active).
Attachment B shows AHFC membership under the new bylaws. Members in good standing Frances Sorrondegui would fill the Central City #3 seat (moved from the proposed obsolete Community #2 seat) and Lisa Caronna would fill the Community #1/At-Large seat (from the proposed obsolete Community #3 seat), and the other two members in good standing will remain in their seats. In addition, there would be three vacancies: East City #1, West City #2, and East County #1.
If not approved, the Affordable Housing Finance Committee will continue to operate without bylaws approved.