§ 2.12.830. Community services block grant review committee—Composition—Appointment—Qualifications.

The committee shall consist of twelve members organized in the following manner:

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Public Sector. Four members within the city or county, as designated from time to time by the city council.

Seats designated in this sector of the committee may be filled by elected, appointed officials or other appointees as selected by the city council. The city council has sole discretion in designating the four members represented in the public sector of the community services block grant review committee. The terms of office shall be two years. No person serving as a representative of the public sector may serve more than two consecutive terms.

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Private Sector. Four seats shall be designated by the city council, selected from representatives of private or nonprofit organizations; officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education or other major groups and interests in the community. The representatives of private organizations shall speak and act on behalf of the organizations or constituencies they represent. The terms of office shall be two years. No person serving as a representative of the private sector may serve more than two consecutive terms.

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Low-Income Sector. Four representatives of low-income shall be elected to the committee every two years, one from each quadrant within the city. The general government department shall provide a plan for the selection of low-income representatives to the council in accordance with democratic selection procedures. All low-income representatives shall reside within the specific geographic area they represent on the committee, or the immediately adjacent area of the county. The terms of office shall be two years. No person serving as a representative of low-income may serve more than two consecutive terms.

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Qualifications. All committee members shall reside in the City of Wichita or Sedgwick County. All members shall comply with Kansas Statutes K.S.A. 75-4301, et seq., Public Officers and Employees.

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Conflicts of Interest. No person may sit on the committee who is an officer or an employee of an organization contracting to perform a component of the general government department Community Services Block Grant work program, unless mandated by federal regulation. No federal employee may serve as an agent or attorney of the committee or department in its dealing with any federal agency.

(Ord. No. 45-000 § 2)