Background and Objectives of the State Housing Policy Legislation
During the 1996 legislative session, the General Assembly found and declared it to be in the public interest to establish a state policy on housing. Section 1 of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Housing Policy Act sets the following objectives:
- Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky residents;
- Identify the basic housing needs of all Kentuckians, including the elderly, persons of low and very low income, the disabled, the homeless, and single-parent households;
- Coordinate housing activities and services among state departments and agencies to ensure program flexibility and comprehensive housing production;
- Remove administrative and regulatory guidelines to ensure compatibility in the development of affordable housing for all Kentuckians;
- Inventory state-owned lands and buildings to evaluate utilization for both public and private housing development;
- Encourage and strengthen collaborative planning and partnerships among social service providers, all levels of government, and the public and private sectors, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production of affordable housing;
- Re-evaluate housing and housing-related programs and policies to ensure proper coordination of those programs and policies;
- Coordinate housing into comprehensive community and economic development strategies at the state and local levels;
- Encourage local planning commissions to include a housing element in the five (5) year comprehensive plan; and
- Discourage housing policies or strategies which concentrate affordable housing in limited sections of metropolitan areas and county jurisdiction.
Creation of the Advisory Committee
Section 2 states that Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) shall oversee the development and implementation of the Kentucky housing policy. Further, the Corporation was charged with creating an advisory committee on housing policy consisting of ten ex officio state government members, seventeen at-large members appointed by the chairman of the Board of Directors of KHC, one member of the Senate and one member of House of Representatives.
The advisory committee submits an annual reporting of activities and recommendations to the governor.
STATE HOUSING POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
State Government Appointees (specified in the Act)
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Commissioner Tony Wilder
OFFICE OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Executive Director Richard Moloney
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
Secretary Janie Miller
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Executive Director John J. Johnson (Louisville)
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET
Secretary Robert "Bob" Vance
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER
Executive Director Mark Dennen
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET
Secretary Joe Prather
EDUCATION CABINET
Secretary Helen Mountjoy
At-Large Members (Categories specified in the Act)
PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES
David Condon (Owensboro)
December 31, 2011
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
Darrell Overstreet (Columbia)
December 31, 2009
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY
Barry Noffsinger (Nicholasville)
December 31, 2011
REALTORS
Becky Murphy (Lexington)
December 31, 2010
HOMEBUILDERS
Tommy Thompson (Owensboro)
December 31, 2011
URBAN NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
Joe Gliessner (Louisville)
December 31, 2011
RURAL NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
Dave Kreher (Vanceburg)
December 31, 2011
URBAN ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS
David Cozart (Lexington)
December 31, 2009
RURAL ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS
Jennifer Weeber (Hazard)
December 31, 2009
RESIDENT OF ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
Manfred Reid (Louisville)
December 31, 2010
RESIDENT OF ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD
Jim King (Berea)
December 31, 2010
RENTAL PROPERTY PROVIDERS
Carol Worsham (Lexington)
December 31, 2011
ADVOCATES FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Jan Day (Louisville)
December 31, 2009
ADVOCATES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
Steve Perkins (Louisville)
December 31, 2009
THE KENTUCKY STATE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
Tim Wireman (Salyersville)
December 31, 2011
THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES
Mayor David Willmoth (Elizabethtown)
December 31, 2009
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
Bobby Lacer (Frankfort)
December 31, 2010
SENATE
Tom Buford (Nicholasville)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Jim Wayne (Louisville)
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