Chapter 030
2012 -- S 2484 AS AMENDED
Enacted 04/13/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
TOWNS AND CITIES - CITY HOUSING AUTHORITIES
Introduced
By: Senators Doyle,
Date Introduced: February 16, 2012
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 45-25 of the General Laws entitled
"City Housing Authorities" is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
section 45-25-10, commencing March 1, 2012, the housing authority
of the city of
expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members.
Said additional members shall be
appointed by the mayor to serve for terms of four (4) and five
(5) years, respectively from the
date of their appointment. Two (2) of the seven (7)
members shall be residents under an existing
lease of a public housing facility or resident under an
existing lease who is being assisted under
the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) tenant based
program in the city of
least eighteen (18) years of age. Said residents shall be
appointed for a five (5) year term by the
mayor who shall make the appointment from a list of persons
submitted to the mayor by the
executive director of the housing authority. The list shall
contain no fewer than four (4)
nominees. If fewer than four (4) nominees wish to be
considered for appointment, the mayor may
select one resident from the number of nominees who wish to
be considered. The method of
selection of the residents to the list shall be determined by
the mayor. If said resident member no
longer lives in public housing, his or her office shall be
deemed vacated.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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