Public Sector Representation

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The HOME requirements related to public sector representation on CHDO boards are intended to ensure that a separation exists between PJs and CHDOs and that CHDOs are indeed community-based and community-controlled organizations.

A member of the governing board of a CHDO is considered a representative of the public sector if the person is:

1. A public official, including:

	Elected officials (council members, aldermen, commissioners, state legislators, members of a school board, etc.)
	Appointed public officials (members of a planning or zoning commission, or of any other regulatory and/or advisory commissions appointed by a public official.)

Public employees (employees of public agencies or departments of a PJ's government, including a clerk in the water and sewer department, a public facility janitor, or a secretary in the tax assessment office)



2. Appointed by a public official (any individual who is not necessarily a public official as defined above, but who has been appointed by a public official to serve on the CHDO board.)

What if a public official is low-income? Their role as a public sector representative supercedes their residency or income statues. Therefore, the official would be counted towards the 1/3 public-sector limitation and not towards the 1/3 low-income representation requirement.