(A) Any two or more cities, villages or counties, or any combination thereof, may, by resolution of their separate governing bodies, determine that there is a need for a Joint Housing Authority to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for persons of low income living in a multi-jurisdictional area, and that this need would be more efficiently served by the establishment of such Joint Housing Authority. Such Joint Housing Authority shall have perpetual existence; except that any city, village or county, as the case may be, may withdraw from participation in the Joint Housing Authority by resolution of its governing body only under the conditions set out in state law. The area of operation of such Joint Housing Authority would be an area equivalent to the total areas of operation which the housing authorities, if created separately by the cities, villages or counties establishing the Joint Authority would have. The creation of subsequent housing authorities shall not affect the area of operation or territorial jurisdiction of any existing Housing Authority. Whenever a Joint Housing Authority is created, it shall bear such name as the political subdivision or subdivisions creating it shall choose, and such name shall include the words Joint Housing Authority.
(B) (1) When it is determined by resolution of the governing bodies of two or more cities, villages or counties, or any combination thereof, that it is expedient to create a Joint Housing Authority and to participate therein, the governing bodies shall appoint persons who shall be residents of the area of operations of the Authority and who shall constitute the Joint Housing Authority, and such persons shall be called Commissioners.
(2) The Commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
(a) When two political subdivisions constitute the participating members in such Joint Authority, each shall appoint two persons to act as Commissioners, and such Commissioners shall elect a fifth person to act as a Commissioner;
(b) When three political subdivisions constitute the participating members in such Joint Authority, each shall appoint one person to act as a Commissioner and such Commissioners shall elect a fourth and fifth person to act as Commissioners;
(c) When four political subdivisions constitute the participating members in such Joint Authority, each shall appoint one person to act as Commissioner and such Commissioners shall elect a fifth person to act as a Commissioner; and
(d) When five or more political subdivisions constitute the participating members in the Joint Authority, each shall appoint one person to act as Commissioner.
(C) Each Commissioner shall serve a term of five years from the date of his or her appointment. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by the entity originally appointing such Commissioner. Tenancy in a project established by a Joint Housing Authority shall not preclude the appointment of any person to serve as a Commissioner of such Joint Housing Authority. After a Joint Housing Authority has been created, additional political subdivisions may elect to participate as members of such Joint Housing Authority after compliance with Neb. RS 71-1598, if the majority of existing Commissioners in such Joint Housing Authority and all participating political subdivisions by their respective governing bodies consent to such additional member. A Joint Housing Authority having 12 or more Commissioners may by resolution establish an executive committee of at least five but not more than seven Commissioners. The committee shall have such powers over the management and operation of such Joint Housing Authority as the Commissioners of such Joint Housing Authority shall specify and shall declare in the resolution. No person shall serve as a Commissioner unless he or she resides within the area of operation of the Joint Housing Authority involved.
(Ord. 322, passed 9-7-1982)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 71-1572