The Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Housing and Community Development Department, and through the Department, to the Board of County Commissioners.

The purpose of the committee is to provide citizen representatives of Spokane County with the opportunity to participate in, comment on, and review the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs.

The Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee is made up of  17 citizen representatives from throughout Spokane County.  Each of the eleven participating cities and towns in the Urban County Consortium is represented on the Committee by a local resident, mayor, councilperson, or employee.  The remaining  "at large" positions are made up of citizens from the remaining unincorporated areas of the County.

Incorporated area representatives are nominated by their local elected official (Mayor) and receive formal approval and appointment through the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC).  Unincorporated area representatives are regularly recruited through the Commissioner's office as positions become open.  

In making Committee appointments, the County Commissioners give special consideration to geographic representation, professional skills, community interest, and representation of the low and moderate-income target populations, including:

Elderly
Minorities
Unemployed Persons
Disabled Person
Single Heads of Household
Youth