37-5-305. Community services agency board Creation Members.
(a) There is hereby created in each agency a body politic and corporate to be known as the community services agency board.
(b) The membership of each board serving a multi-county community services agency shall be appointed by the governor and consist of a representative of each county within the agency boundary and the commissioner.
(c) The membership of each board serving a metropolitan community services agency shall consist of at least twelve (12) members appointed by the governor with at least fifty percent (50%) of the appointments made from recommendations by the county mayor; in the event that any municipality within the county has more than sixty (60%) of the total population of the county, the governor shall make an equal number of appointments from recommendations submitted by the county mayor and the mayor of the identified municipality.
(d) Appointees to the board in subsections (b) and (c) may include, but not be limited to, representatives of the areas of law enforcement, mental health professionals, local education agencies, local courts, social workers, advocates, health care providers, consumers of services provided by the community services agency or persons having specialized knowledge or expertise in the service areas and public and private agencies that provide services to persons in need of services in Tennessee. The members of each board shall be appointed with a conscious intention of reflecting a diverse mixture with respect to race and gender.
(e) The term of a member of the board shall be four (4) years with the terms staggered so as to replace no more than one fourth (¼) of the members each year. Members of the boards may be reappointed after their terms expire.
(f) Members of the board shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were respectively appointed and until such time as their successors are appointed.
(g) Vacancies occurring on the board by such reasons as death, resignation or lack of active participation, as determined by community services agency governance policy, shall be filled in the same manner as a regular appointment for the remainder of the unexpired terms.
(h) Members of the board shall not be compensated for services rendered to the agency, but will receive from the agency reimbursement for actual expenses to be paid in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(i) The board shall elect a chair from among its members. The board shall also elect other officers as the board finds necessary and appropriate. Such positions are for a period of one (1) year, but officers may be reelected to serve additional terms.
(j) If any matter before the board involves a project, transaction or relationship in which a member or the member's associated institution, business or board has a direct or a conflicting interest, the member shall make known to the board that interest and shall be prohibited from participating in discussions and voting on that matter.
37-5-305. Community services agency board Creation Members.
(a) There is hereby created in each agency a body politic and corporate to be known as the community services agency board.
(b) The membership of each board serving a multi-county community services agency shall be appointed by the governor and consist of a representative of each county within the agency boundary and the commissioner.
(c) The membership of each board serving a metropolitan community services agency shall consist of at least twelve (12) members appointed by the governor with at least fifty percent (50%) of the appointments made from recommendations by the county mayor; in the event that any municipality within the county has more than sixty (60%) of the total population of the county, the governor shall make an equal number of appointments from recommendations submitted by the county mayor and the mayor of the identified municipality.
(d) Appointees to the board in subsections (b) and (c) may include, but not be limited to, representatives of the areas of law enforcement, mental health professionals, local education agencies, local courts, social workers, advocates, health care providers, consumers of services provided by the community services agency or persons having specialized knowledge or expertise in the service areas and public and private agencies that provide services to persons in need of services in Tennessee. The members of each board shall be appointed with a conscious intention of reflecting a diverse mixture with respect to race and gender.
(e) The term of a member of the board shall be four (4) years with the terms staggered so as to replace no more than one fourth (¼) of the members each year. Members of the boards may be reappointed after their terms expire.
(f) Members of the board shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were respectively appointed and until such time as their successors are appointed.
(g) Vacancies occurring on the board by such reasons as death, resignation or lack of active participation, as determined by community services agency governance policy, shall be filled in the same manner as a regular appointment for the remainder of the unexpired terms.
(h) Members of the board shall not be compensated for services rendered to the agency, but will receive from the agency reimbursement for actual expenses to be paid in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(i) The board shall elect a chair from among its members. The board shall also elect other officers as the board finds necessary and appropriate. Such positions are for a period of one (1) year, but officers may be reelected to serve additional terms.
(j) If any matter before the board involves a project, transaction or relationship in which a member or the member's associated institution, business or board has a direct or a conflicting interest, the member shall make known to the board that interest and shall be prohibited from participating in discussions and voting on that matter.
37-5-305. Community services agency board Creation Members.
(a) There is hereby created in each agency a body politic and corporate to be known as the community services agency board.
(b) The membership of each board serving a multi-county community services agency shall be appointed by the governor and consist of a representative of each county within the agency boundary and the commissioner.
(c) The membership of each board serving a metropolitan community services agency shall consist of at least twelve (12) members appointed by the governor with at least fifty percent (50%) of the appointments made from recommendations by the county mayor; in the event that any municipality within the county has more than sixty (60%) of the total population of the county, the governor shall make an equal number of appointments from recommendations submitted by the county mayor and the mayor of the identified municipality.
(d) Appointees to the board in subsections (b) and (c) may include, but not be limited to, representatives of the areas of law enforcement, mental health professionals, local education agencies, local courts, social workers, advocates, health care providers, consumers of services provided by the community services agency or persons having specialized knowledge or expertise in the service areas and public and private agencies that provide services to persons in need of services in Tennessee. The members of each board shall be appointed with a conscious intention of reflecting a diverse mixture with respect to race and gender.
(e) The term of a member of the board shall be four (4) years with the terms staggered so as to replace no more than one fourth (¼) of the members each year. Members of the boards may be reappointed after their terms expire.
(f) Members of the board shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were respectively appointed and until such time as their successors are appointed.
(g) Vacancies occurring on the board by such reasons as death, resignation or lack of active participation, as determined by community services agency governance policy, shall be filled in the same manner as a regular appointment for the remainder of the unexpired terms.
(h) Members of the board shall not be compensated for services rendered to the agency, but will receive from the agency reimbursement for actual expenses to be paid in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(i) The board shall elect a chair from among its members. The board shall also elect other officers as the board finds necessary and appropriate. Such positions are for a period of one (1) year, but officers may be reelected to serve additional terms.
(j) If any matter before the board involves a project, transaction or relationship in which a member or the member's associated institution, business or board has a direct or a conflicting interest, the member shall make known to the board that interest and shall be prohibited from participating in discussions and voting on that matter.
