216A.92A  Commission established.

1.  The commission on community action agencies is created, composed of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The membership of the commission shall reflect the composition of local community action agency boards as follows:

a.  One-third of the members shall be elected officials.

b.  One-third of the members shall be representatives of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, and educational organizations, or other major interest groups.

c.  One-third of the members shall be persons who, according to federal guidelines, have incomes at or below poverty level.

2.  Commission members shall serve three-year terms which shall begin and end pursuant to section 69.19. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original appointment. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed. Members of the commission shall receive actual expenses for their services. Members may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. Members as specified under subsection 1, paragraph "c", however, shall receive per diem compensation as provided in section 7E.6 and actual expenses. The membership of the commission shall also comply with the political party affiliation and gender balance requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A.

3.  The commission shall select from its membership a chairperson and other officers as it deems necessary. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

Section History: Recent form

  90 Acts, ch 1242, §3

  C91, § 601K.92A

  92 Acts, ch 1237, §13

  C93, § 216A.92A

Footnotes

  Confirmation, see § 2.32


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