West Orange City Zoning Code
§ 25-18.17
Municipal Housing Liaison.
[Ord. No. 2357-12 § 25-18.17; amended 10-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2619-20]
a.
The Court requires West Orange to appoint a specific municipal employee to serve as a Municipal Housing Liaison responsible for administering its affordable housing program, including affordability controls and the Affirmative Marketing Plan, and, where applicable, supervising any administrative agent. West Orange adopted an ordinance creating the position of Municipal Housing Liaison. West Orange adopted a resolution on May 23, 2006, appointing a Municipal Housing Liaison. The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be appointed by the governing body and may be a full- or part-time municipal employee.
b.
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible for oversight and administration of the affordable housing program for West Orange, including the following responsibilities which may not be contracted out, exclusive of Subsection b6 which may be contracted out:
1.
Serving as West Orange's primary point of contact for all inquiries from the state, affordable housing providers, administrative agents, and interested households;
2.
Monitoring the status of all restricted units in West Orange's Fair Share Plan;
3.
Compiling, verifying, and submitting annual reports as required;
4.
Coordinating meetings with affordable housing providers and administrative agents, as applicable;
5.
Attending continuing education opportunities on affordability controls, compliance monitoring, and affirmative marketing as offered;
6.
If applicable, serving as the administrative agent for some or all of the restricted units in West Orange.
c.
West Orange will contract with or authorize a consultant, authority, government or any agency charged by the governing body, which entity shall have the responsibility of administering the affordable housing program of West Orange, except for those responsibilities which may not be contracted out as described above. If West Orange will contract with another entity to administer all or any part of the affordable housing program, including the affordability controls and Affirmative Marketing Plan, the Municipal Housing Liaison shall supervise the contracting administrative agent.
