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Within Indian River County, each of the 11 categories listed in state statutes are currently represented on the AHAC,plus additional elected official representatives and/or appointed officials from each of the municipal and county government. Attachment 4 provides a listing of the 11 categories listed in state statutes and represented on the County's AHAC(member numbers 1 —11), followed by specific elected officials on the County's AHAC (member numbers 12 — 17). Attachment 4 also shows meeting attendance records for each of those 17 AHAC member categories. Current County ordinances allow the BCC to remove members of a committee for at least 3 unexcused absences. Of the 17 members on the AHAC, 6 members have been absent for at least 3 of the 4 AHAC meetings this year, with some missing all 4 meetings. In contrast, 10 AHAC members and the 1 County appointed BCC liaison have attended at least 2 or more AHAC meetings this year. In light of state requirements that limited AHAC size to no more than 11 members, it is recommended that the BCC restructure its AHAC membership to be of a size and membership consistent with state law. In so doing, it is also recommended that the BCC amend its regulations and AHAC Appointment Resolution to be consistent with state law. One basis for reducing the AHAC size could be the attendance history shown in Attachment 4. Selecting members based on at least attending 2 of the past 4 County AHAC meetings would yield 5 municipal representatives, 1 non-voting BCC liaison, and 5 members from the 11 categories that state statute requires the County to select from. Following this methodology would require that 1 remaining state category be selected to achieve the minimum 6 out of 11 state categories. That 1 remaining category could be selected from 1 of the remaining committee members that showed up for a County AHAC meeting at least once this past year. This may include a for-profit provider of affordable housing,a representative of areas of labor engaged in affordable housing home building, or a citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction. Of those 3 options, it is staff's suggestion that the current AHAC members in those categories be asked (in listed order) if they would like to continue to participate,and select the person based on expressed interest in continuing on the AHAC. For quick reference,the 11 AHAC membership categories listed in state statutes and the number of times those categories were represented at County AHAC meetings this calendar year are as follows (organized by# of times AHAC meeting attended): Florida Statute Requires Between 8 and 11 Members with at Least #of Times Attended 6 from the Following Categories County AHAC Meeting 1. Advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing 4 2. Not-for-profit provider of affordable housing 3 3. Real estate professional in connection with affordable housing 2 4. Local planning agency representative 2 5. Citizen who resides within the jurisdiction 2 6. Representative of areas of labor engaged in affordable housing home building 1 7. For-profit provider of affordable housing 1 8. Citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction 1 9. Residential home building industry 0 10. Banking or mortgage banking industry 0 11. Citizen who represents essential services personnel(defined in LHAP) 0 140