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Rules committee advances memo on voucher preference for public employees amid fair-housing concerns
Summary
The San Jose Rules Committee voted 5-0 to place on the April 7 council agenda a memo clarifying a low-income voucher preference that could allow qualifying public-safety officers to move ahead in the application queue; Vice Mayor Foley raised concerns about setting aside 50 units for a single employee class.
The San Jose Rules Committee voted unanimously to send to the full City Council a memo clarifying a low-income voucher and equity program that would allow qualifying public employees to receive preference in the application process for affordable housing units.
Chair Cohen described the proposal as a preference — not a strict set-aside — saying the approach would allow qualifying officers in the police department to move to the front of the line but would not reserve units exclusively for them. “...would not set aside units and would allow…
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