Amendment #17, as changed to H4306

Local Town Option on Appointment of Tenant Member to Local Housing Authority Board

Mr. Fernandes of Milford moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:---

SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, a tenant member in a town shall be selected at the option of the town by one of the following methods as determined by a vote of the town meeting within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this legislation: 1) one of the four members of the board elected by the town pursuant to Chapter 121B, Section 5; or 2) the town may expand the board membership to seven members, one of whom shall be a tenant.