ARTICLE IV.
BOARD MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
ELECTED OFFICIAL MEMBERS
Must be duly and currently elected under the laws of the State of Texas.
LOW INCOME MEMBERS
The board shall select members from the low-income sector. An essential objective of community action is participation by low-income individuals in the programs that affect their lives. Low-income members need not themselves be poor, but they must be selected in a manner that ensures that they truly represent low-income individuals. The procedure used to select the low-income members must use a democratic selection process. Among the selection processes that may be utilized, either alone or in combination, are:
§ Nominations and elections, either within neighborhoods or within the community as a whole.
§ Selection at a meeting or conference to which all neighborhood residents, “especially those who are poor, are openly invited.”
§ Selection of representatives to a community-wide board by member’s neighborhood or sub-area boards who are themselves selected by neighborhood area residents.
§ Selection, on a small area basis such as a city block or city, of representatives who in turn select members for a community-wide board.
§ Selection of representatives by existing organizations whose membership is predominately composed of poor persons.
§ Efforts should be made in the selection process to reflect the minority population percentages within the service delivery area.
PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS
The board shall select members representing private sector businesses and community based organizations or it may select various private sector businesses and organizations from which members of the private sector would be chosen as members. The members representing the private sector shall be selected in such a manner as to assure that the board will benefit from broad community involvement. The board composition for the private sector shall draw from officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, education, law enforcement, and other major groups and interests in the community served. Efforts should be made in the selection process to reflect the minority population percentages within the service delivery area.
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