Housing Authority Vacancy:  Two ( 2 ) new Housing Authority Commissioners will be selected no later than Friday , February 16 , 2024 .   Interviews will be conducted and two ( 2 ) new Housing Authority Commissioners selected on Monday , February 6 , 2024 at a Special Joint Meeting of the
   Amherst Town Counciland the
   Amherst Housing Authority
    . If necessary , an additional Special Joint Meeting of the Amherst Town Council and Housing Authority will be held on Monday , February 12 , 6:00 pm to complete interviews and select a new Housing Authority Commissioners . Candidate Statements of Interest due to the Clerk of the Town Council by Tuesday , January 23 , 2024 , 4:00 PM EDT .
   The Special Joint Meetings will take place at 6:00 pm , as a hybrid in - person and virtual meeting , with the in - person component being held in the second floor Town Room , Amherst Town Hall , 4 Boltwood Avenue and the virtual meeting accessible via zoom . Amherst Media will also broadcast the meeting live on channel 9 .  
   Amherst Home Rule Charter , Section 4 . 1 . c , and MGL Chapter 41 Section 11 govern vacancies in elected Town - wide office other than the Town Council . Law requires a roll call vote of both bodies , and the winning candidate must receive a majority of votes of the remaining filled seats on both boards . Under the law , absences and abstentions do not affect that requirement , so at least nine positive votes must be made for the selected individual , regardless of how many members of the Town Council and Housing Authority are present . The selected individual shall be sworn in by the Town Clerk at Amherst Town Hall during business hours as soon as possible and will serve until newly elected members of the Housing Authority are sworn in on Tuesday , January 5 , 2026 . If any candidate also wishes to be on the November 4 , 2025 ballot for a two - year term , they must follow the same process as any other candidate for Town - wide office . Per the Amherst Home Rule Charter , the individual selected to fill the vacancy will not be listed on the ballot as “a candidate for re - election” .
   Candidate Statements of Interest are due by 4:00 pm EDT , Tuesday , January 23 , 2024 . This deadline cannot be extended . A Statement of Interest must be submitted in order to be considered a candidate for appointment to the vacancy . Interviews will be conducted in a group setting . Any candidate unable to attend the interview either in person or virtually will not be considered for appointment .  
   Candidate Statements of Interest shall be typed , submitted as an MS Word Document or PDF , and shall not exceed 700 words in length . The Statement of Interest shall describe why the candidate is interested in serving out the remaining term on the Housing Authority and the relevant skills and experiences they will bring the body . Statements of Interest shall also include the candidate’s name , address of voter registration , email , and at least one telephone number . Resumes and attachments will not be accepted . A description of the Housing Authority responsibilities and expectations will be available on the Town Website .  
   Statements of Interest shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Town Council Athena O’Keeffe by email (
   okeeffea@amherstma . gov
    ) , hand delivered , or sent by mail to: Amherst Town Hall Attention: Athena O’Keeffe , 4 Boltwood Ave , Amherst MA 01002 no later than 4:00 pm EDT , Tuesday , January 23 , 2024 . Email is the preferred submission method . Once submitted , the Town Clerk will confirm a candidate’s eligibility as a registered voter .
   Statements of Interest will be available to the public on the Town web site and as part of the Town Council and Housing Authority meeting packet materials for the special meetings on Monday , February 5 , 2024 and , if needed , on Monday , February 12 , 2024 .
   No later than the Friday prior to the Special Joint Meetings , the Town Council President will send an email to all candidates who submitted Statements of Interest and are registered voters , all remaining Housing Authority Commissioners , and all Town Council members linking to the meeting packet , which will include the description of the process to fill the vacancies; the candidates’ Statements of Interest; a description of the Housing Authority responsibilities and expectations; and questions for the group interviews .  
   Contact: Athena O’Keeffe: (
   okeeffea@amherstma . gov
    ) , Clerk of the Town Council ( 413 ) 259 - 3209
   

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