§ 3905. Community action agencies; administration
(a) Each community action agency shall administer its programs as set out in the community action plan and as approved by its board of directors.
(b) Each board of a nonprofit community-based organization that is designated a community action agency under section 3903 of this chapter shall have an executive committee of not more than seven members who shall be representative of the composition of the board and the board shall be so constituted that:
(1) a minimum of one-third of the members of the board are persons chosen in accordance with election procedures adequate to ensure that they are representative of individuals with low income in the area served;
(2) one-third of the members of the board are elected public officials currently holding office, or their designees, except that if the number of elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials may be counted in meeting such one-third requirement; and
(3) the remainder of the members of the board are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.
(c) Each member of a board selected to represent a specific geographic area within a community shall reside in the area the member represents. Each board shall adopt term limits to govern its members. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982; amended 2025, No. 18, § 20, eff. May 13, 2025; 2025, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.)