The council reviewed Resolution R202562, appointing members to the Wellington Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC). Staff said the AHAC is a three-year term committee distinct from other local housing committees and that maintaining a council member on the AHAC is a condition of continued State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funding.

Staff presented the applicant list and said the committee may have between eight and 11 members; at present there are seven members and a council representative is required to fulfill the state’s SHIP requirement. Staff noted the AHAC typically meets twice a year to vote on the local housing plan and the affordable housing initiatives report and that the council member must attend biannual meetings (usually virtually).

Council members discussed timing for appointing a council representative. Councilman McGovern said he can continue to attend an October regional AHAC meeting but that, given his scheduled absence in March, the council should identify a successor to satisfy the statutory requirement. Staff said the formal appointments will be made at the Tuesday council meeting and that the new committee will have a meeting scheduled for Oct. 29.

Why it matters: keeping the required elected official seat filled is a statutory condition for SHIP fund eligibility; without an appointed council member the village could risk SHIP allocations.

Staff recommended placing the appointments on the consent agenda for the next meeting. The transcript shows discussion and an agreement to appoint the council representative at the Tuesday meeting but does not include a recorded final vote in the excerpt provided.