Hernando County seeks residents for housing, construction advisory boards

Hernando County is looking for residents who want a direct hand in housing policy and construction oversight, with applications now open for vacancies on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and the Board of Construction and Regulation. The Board of County Commissioners set a deadline of Friday, May 22, 2026, at 5 p.m.

The housing committee openings are not broad placeholders. The county is seeking a person active in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing, a representative of essential services personnel, a for-profit affordable housing provider and someone representing labor engaged in homebuilding. Those seats matter because the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is required to review county housing policies, ordinances, land-development regulations and the comprehensive plan, then recommend changes that could encourage or make affordable housing easier to build.

That work carries practical weight in a county where housing costs and development pressure affect families, workers and employers alike. Hernando County’s SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan for fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 says the program is intended to meet the housing needs of very low-, low- and moderate-income households. The county says its housing division administers the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program, Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds and Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds when awarded.

Florida law requires affordable housing advisory committees in SHIP-participating counties and municipalities to include 8 to 11 members and to reflect at least six stakeholder categories. Those categories include homebuilding, banking or mortgage banking, labor, advocates for low-income persons, affordable housing providers, real estate professionals, planning, employers, essential services personnel and residents of the jurisdiction.

The Board of Construction and Regulation has two openings of its own, one for an architect or engineer and one for a consumer representative. Hernando County says the board conducts informal hearings on contractor licensing regulations, hears appeals of decisions and interpretations made by the building official, and serves as the county-wide compliance review board for appeals involving technical amendments to the county construction code. The county says the board was established by Ordinance No. 2004-01.

Applicants must be residents and registered voters in Hernando County, and the posts are voluntary and unpaid. Applications can be picked up or requested through the County Administrator’s Office at 15470 Flight Path Drive in Brooksville, or emailed to Administration@co.hernando.fl.us. For more information, the county lists 352-754-4002. The county has posted similar vacancy notices in recent months, including deadlines of March 13 and April 17, suggesting a continuing effort to fill seats that shape housing, regulation and the daily rules of growth in Hernando County.