Article 9-201-204
There is hereby created a Community Development Board. The Community
Development Board shall be composed of nine members who will possess the
qualification for office required for the office of Mayor and shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. Six members
shall be appointed from lower-income neighborhoods of the City as
defined by federal regulations for the Community Development Block Grant
Program and three additional members from the community at large.
The Community Development Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to
the City Council for the purpose of providing citizen input to the
policy decisions of the City Council. The primary responsibilities of
the board are to review existing and proposed City policies and to
review City department activities to ensure the City policies are being
implemented and carried out and further, to report any shortcomings and
make recommendations to the City Council in the area of community
development.