§ 54-58. Urban homesteading application review board.

(a)

The urban homesteading application review board is established and created to act in an advisory capacity to the city on the urban homesteading program and to approve applicants as urban homesteaders.

(b)

The board shall be composed of five members. All members shall be residents of the city. The mayor shall appoint the five members of the board, who shall be selected from the following membership classifications and who shall be confirmed by the city council:

(1)

One appointee shall be a member of the residential construction industry;

(2)

One appointee shall be a member of the legal profession who specializes in or who is well acquainted with those areas of the law dealing with residential real estate;

(3)

One appointee shall be a representative of that sector of the financial community which specializes in residential lending activities; and

(4)

Two appointees shall be citizens of the city not otherwise eligible for appointment.

(c)

All appointments shall be for a term of two years. Members of the board may be appointed for consecutive terms.

(d)

The mayor shall recommend removal and replacement of a member of the board for nonperformance of duty. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.

(e)

The board shall meet upon the call of the commissioner of housing and community development, at least quarterly, to review applications for urban homesteading. Following its deliberations the board shall certify to the commissioner of housing and community development those applicants who qualify under the criteria set forth in this division as urban homesteaders. For each applicant, the board shall adopt findings of fact upon which it shall base its determination as to whether the applicant qualifies as an urban homesteader. These findings of fact shall constitute a part of the record of the board's deliberations.

(f)

Each member of the board shall be paid $25.00 for each meeting of the board the member attends, but the total amount so paid any member shall not exceed the sum of $600.00 in any one calendar year.

(g)

The mayor shall appoint a presiding officer from among the membership of the board, and the board shall elect such additional officers as it deems necessary to carry out its functions.

(Code 1977, § 8-5024(a))

Cross reference

Boards, councils, commissions and authorities, § 2-1851 et seq.