Housing Affordable Trust Fund Ordinance

At a glance

• What: CHESS32.024, an amendment to Sec. 146 of the Stamford Housing Affordable Trust Fund ordinance.
• Where it stands: Approved as amended by the C.H.E.S.S. Committee (7-1-0 on 10/20); on 11/4 the Board approved it as amended for a second public hearing, with two abstentions.
• Next: Second public hearing and final adoption.

Details

• The substance of the amendment was not read.
• The sources read are agendas and, where posted, minutes and action reports; discussion detail is limited to what they record.

Sources

• Board of Representatives action report of 2026-10-05: http://boardofreps.org/Data/Sites/43/userfiles/action-reports/2026/261005.pdf
• Board of Representatives action report of 2026-11-04: https://boardofreps.org/Data/Sites/43/userfiles/action-reports/2026/261104.pdf

Log

2026-11-04 - Board of Representatives

• Approved as amended for a second public hearing by voice vote; two members abstained.

2026-10-05 - Board of Representatives

• Approved for publication 7-0-1.

2026-10-20 - Board of Representatives CHESS Committee

• Public hearing on item 32.024: raise the Board approval threshold from $100,000 to $1 million and cut the fund board from seven to five members. Most speakers opposed; no vote taken in Part 1.