The Mayor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Council, five persons who, along with the Resident Commissioner, if any, shall constitute the Housing Agency Board and such persons shall be called the Commissioners. One Commissioner shall be appointed each year. Each Commissioner shall serve a five-year term of office or until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified; provided that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. The Council may appoint one of its members to serve as one of the five members of such Housing Agency for such term as the Council may determine. No person shall serve as a Commissioner unless he or she resides within the area of the Arapahoe Housing Agency. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any Commissioner shall be filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer, and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of such Commissioner. The Commissioner shall receive no compensation for his or her services, but he or she shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in discharge of his or her duties as provided by Neb. RS 81-1175 through 81-1177. A majority of Commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the Agency for the purpose of conducting its business, exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the Agency upon the vote of the majority of the Commissioners present and voting, unless the bylaws of the Agency or the ordinance creating the Agency require a larger number. The Commissioners shall elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from among the Commissioners and shall have the power to employ an executive director who shall serve as ex officio Secretary of the Agency. The Agency may also employ legal counsel for said services as it may require. It may employ accountants, appraisers, technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, compensations and terms of office. The Agency may delegate such other powers and duties to its agents or employees, as it may deem proper. During his or her tenure and for one year thereafter, no Commissioner, officer or employee of the Housing Agency shall voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, or in any contract or proposed contract relating to a housing project. If any such Commissioner, officer or employee involuntarily acquires any such interest, or voluntarily or involuntarily acquired any such interest prior to appointment or employment as Commissioner, office or employee, he or she shall immediately disclose his or her interest in writing to the Agency, and he or she shall not participate in any action by the Agency relating to the property or contract in which he or she has any such interest. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute misconduct in office. This prohibition shall not apply to the acquisition of any interest in notes or bonds of the Agency issued in connection with any housing project, or to the execution of the agreements by banking institutions for deposit or handling of funds in connection with a project or to act as trustee under any trust indenture, or to utility services, the rates for which are fixed or controlled by a governmental agency. This section shall not be construed to preclude, regulate or restrict the participation of any tenant of the Agency from serving, if appointed, as a Commissioner of such authority, but he or she may not participate in any decision solely affecting his or her individual interest.
(1997 Code, § 2-212) (Ord. 2000-01, passed 4-18-2000)