Illinois Administrative Code
Title 47 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Part 120 - STATE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Section 120.70 - Required Board Structure
Universal Citation: 47 IL Admin Code ยง 120.70
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Grantee Board Requirement
1) Each Grantee
participating in the "90% funding" category of the Community Services Block
Grant Program is required to establish a broadly representative Board of
Directors as outlined under section 211(a) of the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964, as amended, and as required in Section 676B of the Act (
42 USC 9910
).
2) When a private non-profit
corporation or a separate public agency is the Grantee, the Board of Directors
is a Governing Board with full corporate powers and authority. When a local
government or combination of governments is the Grantee, it shall operate the
program through an Administering Board with powers and responsibilities
delegated to it by the local governments.
b) Composition of the Board
1) The Grantee must certify that its
governing or administering board will be constituted so as to assure that:
A) 1/3 of the members of the board are
elected public officials, currently holding office, or their representatives,
except if the number of elected officials reasonably available and willing to
serve is less than 1/3 of the membership of the board, membership on the board
of appointive public officials may be counted in meeting the 1/3 requirement;
public officials shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
designating officials;
B) not fewer
than 1/3 of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic
selection procedures adequate to assure that these members are representative
of low-income individuals and families (see Section
120.120
of this Part) in the neighborhood served;
C) each representative of low-income
individuals and families selected to represent a specific neighborhood within a
community under subsection (b)(1)(B) resides in the neighborhood represented by
the member; and
D) the remainder of
the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious,
law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interests in the
community served (
42 USC
9910(a)(2)(B)-(C)
).
2) The board shall
have at least 15 and no more than 51 members. It shall meet at least 4 times a
year and maintain official meeting records.
3) Tenure for board representatives described
in subsections (b)(1)(B) through (D) shall be at the discretion of the local
entity.
4) If a Grantee board is
determined by the State, to be improperly seated, the State will prescribe
necessary remedial action. The notice of finding and required corrective action
shall be provided the Grantee in writing. The Grantee shall have 30 days from
notice to bring the board into compliance with this Section. Failure by the
Grantee to fully respond to the corrective action demand will result in grant
termination procedures as specified in Section
120.55
of this Part.
5) The board shall
establish procedures under which a low-income individual, community
organization, or religious organization, or representative of low-income
individuals that considers its organization, or low-income individuals, to be
inadequately represented on the board (or other mechanism) of the eligible
entity to petition for adequate representation (
42 USC
9908(b)(10) ).
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