§ 65 — Permanent housing for homeless families site review advisory board

§ 65. Permanent housing for homeless families site review advisory\nboard. 1. There is hereby created the permanent housing for homeless\nfamilies site review advisory board. The board will consist of the state\ncommissioner of housing and community renewal, the state commissioner of\nsocial services, the commissioner of the department of housing\npreservation and development of the city, the commissioner/administrator\nof the human resources administration of the city, and two\nrepresentatives of organizations involved in providing housing. The\ngovernor of the state and the mayor of the city shall each appoint one\nof the aforementioned representatives to the board. Any action taken by\nthe members shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the\nmembers. Any member who is not appointed by the governor or mayor may\nselect a designee from their respective departments or divisions. Any\nsuch designees shall have the power to attend and to vote at any meeting\nof the board from which the member is absent with the same force and\neffect as if the member were present and voting. Such designation shall\nbe by written notice filed with the board. The designation of such\nperson shall continue until revoked at any time by written notice to the\nboard. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general,\nspecial or local, no officer or employee of the state, or of any civil\ndivision thereof, or any public benefit corporation, shall be deemed to\nhave forfeited or shall forfeit his or her office or employment by\nreason of acceptance of membership on the board created by this section.\n 2. In carrying out its duties under this article the board may request\nthe assistance of appropriate city and state agencies, public benefit\ncorporations and public authorities. The aforesaid agencies, public\nbenefit corporations and public authorities are authorized to provide\nsuch assistance within their respective functions as the board may\nrequire.\n 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall be\nauthorized to let contracts in such manner as it deems appropriate and\nto execute all instruments as necessary to carry out its\nresponsibilities. The board may contract with the agency to provide for\nthe reasonable and necessary expenses of the board.\n 4. Moneys in the permanent housing for homeless families fund may not\nbe used to pay for any administrative or other expenses of the agency or\nboard, provided however, that moneys in such fund may be used to pay for\neligible project costs.\n