• The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible for oversight and administration of the affordable housing program for the Township of Jackson, including the following responsibilities which may not be contracted out, exclusive of item 6 which may be contracted out:
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  • shall be appointed by the Governing Body and may be a full or part time municipal employee.
  • Serving as the Township of Jackson’s primary point of contact for all inquiries from the State, affordable housing providers, Administrative Agents, and interested households;
  • Monitoring the status of all restricted units in the Township of Jackson's Fair Share Plan;
  • Compiling, verifying, and submitting annual reports as required by COAH;
  • Coordinating meetings with affordable housing providers and Administrative Agents, as applicable;
  • Attending continuing education opportunities on affordability controls, compliance monitoring, and affirmative marketing as offered or approved by COAH;
  • If applicable, serving as the Administrative Agent for some or all of the restricted units in the Township of Jackson as described in F. below.
  • Subject to approval by COAH, the Township of Jackson may contract with or authorize a consultant, authority, government or any agency charged by the Governing Body, which entity shall have the responsibility of administering the affordable housing program of the Township of Jackson, except for those responsibilities which may not be contracted out pursuant to subsection C above. If the Township of Jackson contracts with another entity to administer all or any part of the affordable housing program, including the affordability controls and Affirmative Marketing Plan, the Municipal Housing Liaison shall supervise the contracting Administrative Agent.
  • Compensation. Compensation shall be fixed by the Governing Body at the time of the appointment of the Municipal Housing Liaison.
  • Administrative powers and duties assigned to the Municipal Housing Liaison. The Municipal Housing Liaison shall perform the duties set forth in Section C above and shall also oversee the duties of the Affordable Housing Administrator as set forth as follows:
  • Affirmative Marketing
  • Household Certification
  • Conducting an outreach process to insure affirmative marketing of affordable housing units in accordance with the Affirmative Marketing Plan of the Township of Jackson and the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15; and
  • Providing counseling or contracting to provide counseling services to low and moderate income applicants on subjects such as budgeting, credit issues, mortgage qualification, rental lease requirements, and landlord/tenant law.
  • Soliciting, scheduling, conducting and following up on interviews with interested households;
  • Conducting interviews and obtaining sufficient documentation of gross income and assets upon which to base a determination of income eligibility for a low- or moderate-income unit;
  • Providing written notification to each applicant as to the determination of eligibility or non-eligibility;
  • Requiring that all certified applicants for restricted units execute a certificate substantially in the form, as applicable, of either the ownership or rental certificates set forth in Appendices J and K of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et. seq.;