Orange County Municipal Code Art. 23 Housing Commission

The Board of Supervisors has declared itself to be the Board of Commissioners for the Orange County Housing Authority pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34290. A housing commission is established pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34291. It shall be called the Housing and Community Development Commission. It shall have those powers provided by law, as well as, any other powers granted to it by the Board of Commissioners.

(Ord. No. 3286, § 1, 10-13-81; Ord. No. 3323, § 1, 5-18-82; Ord. No. 99-4, § 1, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 12-004, § 1, 7-31-12)

(a) All members of the Housing and Community Development Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors acting as the Board of Commissioners for Orange County Housing Authority and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners.

(b) There shall be eleven (11) members of the Commission, selected as follows:

(1) Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall nominate one (1) member of the Commission. A member of the Board may nominate an Orange County resident who resides outside the District that the member represents, but may only nominate such a person with the written concurrence of the Board member who represents the District in which the proposed nominee resides.

(2) Two (2) of the members of the Housing and Community Development Commission shall be participating tenants of the Orange County Housing Authority. One (1) tenant commission member shall be over sixty-two (62) years of age if the Authority has tenants applying of such age. If a tenant commission member ceases to be a tenant of the Housing Authority, he or she shall be disqualified as a commission member and another tenant shall be appointed to fill the unexpired term. The Housing and Community Development Commission shall recommend two (2) individuals to serve as tenant commission members.

(3) Two (2) of the members of the Housing and Community Development Commission shall be City representatives as recommended by the City Selection Committee.

(4) The Housing and Community Development Commission shall recommend two (2) individuals to serve as At-large members of the Commission.

(c) Each member of the Housing and Community Development Commission shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until the appointment of a successor. The terms of office of the City members, recommended by the City Selection Committee, the tenant members and the at-large members recommended by the Housing and Community Development Commission shall commence on July 1 of each even-numbered year. Terms of office of the remaining Housing and Community Development Commission members shall commence on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Veterans and persons with special needs will be given additional consideration as an appointee.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 12-004, § 2, 7-31-12; Ord. No. 15-017, § 1, 10-6-15)

It is hereby found and declared that there is a need for the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Orange, and the authority is hereby authorized to transact business and exercise all powers permitted by law.

(Ord. No. 3360, § 5, 11-30-82)