a. There is hereby established a Municipal Housing Commission consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the Township Council to serve without compensation. This Commission shall not serve as a Municipal Housing Authority as defined by statute.

b. The Commission shall consist of the Mayor, one (1) member of the Township Council, one (1) member of the Planning Board who is not a member of the Township Council, the Human Services and Affordable Housing Director, and three (3) citizens of the Municipality. "The Human Services and Affordable Housing Director shall serve as the Municipal Housing Liaison for the administration of the Affordable Housing Program and enforcing N.J.A.C. 5:94-7.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.

**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been amended as per Ordinance No. 1551.

c. The terms of Commission members who are members of the Township Council or Planning Board shall be for a period of two (2) years or shall terminate at the termination of his respective term of office, whichever comes first.

d. Reserved.

e. The term of the Welfare Director shall be for as long as he remains Welfare Director.

f. The terms of the citizens at large shall be for a period of three (3) years with the initial appointments being staggered terms of one (1), two (2) and three (3) years.

g. The Municipal Housing Commission is an advisory board organized with the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the Township Council, Planning Board and other boards and agencies.

h. The specific duties of the Municipal Housing Commission shall be:

1. To review and comment upon any applications for development of lower income housing referred to the Commission by any other Municipal agency or department.

2. To monitor the implementation of lower income housing development within the Municipality and to recommend Municipal action if lower income developments are not constructed or operated under the terms of approval.

3. To evaluate the housing needs of the Municipality and the region and specifically to evaluate the existing lower income housing programs in the Municipality and to make periodic reports to the Township Council and Planning Board regarding these evaluations at least annually.

4. To act as liaison between the Municipality and any other governmental or private agencies seeking to provide housing in the Municipality.

5. To provide public relations, counseling and outreach services for housing opportunities within the Municipality.

6. To recommend changes to the Planning Board and Township Council regarding modifications of the Municipal Housing Plan, Master Plan, or Land Use Regulations so as to meet the Municipal Housing Plan goals.

1. The Commission may utilize the services of the appointed Township officials and hire a secretary. (Ord. #574; Ord. #851; Ord. *877; 1976 Code §179-52; Ord. #1122, §VII; Ord. #1262, §1; Ord. #1294, §VII)