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Syracuse housing committee weighs fate of Resident Advisory Committee after counsel says ethics rules bar members from applying for funds

Syracuse Housing Strategies Corporation Governance Committee · August 20, 2025
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Michelle, a Neighborhood & Business Development staffer, said corporation counsel advised that ethics rules would bar Resident Advisory Committee members from applying for Housing Strategies Corporation funds while serving and for two years afterward.

Michelle, a Neighborhood & Business Development staffer for the Syracuse Housing Strategies Corporation, told the Governance Committee that corporation counsel (city and outside counsel) has given a firm, unanimous opinion that the ethics provisions that apply to board members and staff also apply to members of the Resident Advisory Committee. "Residents would not be able to apply for funds through the organization if they were on that committee for the duration of their term on the committee and then for a period of…

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