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To accomplish the purposes for which the Community Action Agency is established, the Community Action Board may:
(a) Make recommendations on the initiation and development of the community action program;
(b) Recommend to the county executive an annual budget to support the community action program and develop grant applications in support thereof;
(c) Decide changes in the community action program within the limits of the annual budget;
(d) Recommend expenditures within available appropriations or budgetary allocations for the community action program;
(e) Recommend transfers between and within programs within available appropriations or budgetary allocations;
(f) Give general advice on the administration of projects carried out in implementation of the community action program;
(g) Accept, use and account for contributions of property and services from organizations or individuals for purposes consistent with the community action program;
(h) Participate in recruiting and screening candidates for the position of executive director; and recommend a candidate or candidates for executive director; participate in the performance evaluation of or any personnel actions concerning the executive director;
(i) Recommend the type and number of personnel required to staff the organization and carry out approved projects;
(j) Adopt, amend and repeal bylaws, and adopt regulations under method (2) of section 2A- 15 of this Code governing the manner in which its activities may be conducted and the powers vested in it may be exercised;
(k) Provide advice and recommendations to the county executive, county council and other public and private agencies;
(l) Establish communications with the community concerning programs and policies affecting low-income persons;
(m) Perform all lawful actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes for which the community action agency is established, including the selection of low-income representatives;
(n) Carry out such operations as the county government may specifically authorize or provide. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 10; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 15; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 30; 1997, L.M.C., ch. 25, §1.)
(a) The Board must establish an executive committee and other subcommittees necessary to assist in performing the functions of the Board.
(b) The chair of the Board may appoint a person to advise the Board from public agencies not represented on the Board or from interested citizens in the county. An adviser may participate in meetings of the Board and the executive committee but is not entitled to vote. An advisers may serve as a member of a subcommittee and vote at subcommittee meetings. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 10; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 15; 1997, L.M.C., ch. 25, §1.)
The executive director may, after considering the Community Action Board’s recommendations:
(a) recommend to the Chief Administrative Officer appointment of Agency staff; and
(b) authorize the expenditure of funds. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 10; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 15; 1997, L.M.C., ch. 25, §1.)
Resolution No. 6-1332, dated June 18, 1968, the current resolution establishing the community action committee, is hereby rescinded, and any section therein inconsistent with this article is hereby declared null and of no effect or force. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 10; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 15.)
Notes
| [Note] | *Editor's note-Resolution No. 8-2077, adopted July 11, 1978, states: "It is the legislative intent of the County council with regard to 1979 L.M.C., ch. 4 that: "One of the governmental representatives appointed to the commission on children and youth shall serve as acting chairperson of the commission. "In appointing the executive secretaries of both commissions, the director of the office of family resources shall take into consideration recommendations from members of the respective commissions. "Reports from the commission on children and youth that deal with the office of family resources would be sent initially to the director of the office of family resources." |
The County Council believes that a Commission on Children and Youth is necessary to advise the County Council, County Executive, Department of Health and Human Services and the Board of Education, on the development of coordinated community and government policies, programs and services which support children, youth and families. The objectives of the Commission are: To identify the needs of children and youth according to age, location and special services required; to identify all existing services, public and private, available to children, youth and families; to identify those changes in public policy, service delivery, and funding necessary to improve the supporting services available to children, youth and families; and to serve as the community voice for children and youth and to be a forum for discussion with youth. The Commission on Children and Youth should coordinate work with the Commission on Child Care and should not duplicate the work of the Commission on Child Care. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 1988 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)
Editor's note-Section 5 of 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, reads as follows: "Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services."
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