PLACEMENT: Board and Committee Appointments
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TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board is asked to make the necessary appointment to the Treasure Coast Community Action Agency Advisory Board.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Executive Aide
REQUESTED BY: Michelle Miller, Human Services Manager
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Treasure Coast Community Action Agency Advisory Board is composed of nine members - three each from Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties. The Advisory Board is charged with the development and oversight of the Community Services Block Grant services which are provided through the Treasure Coast Community Action Agency. The State of Florida, Department of Economic Opportunity, receives funds from the federal government and distributes them to Community Action Agencies throughout the state. Three counties (Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee) comprise the Treasure Coast Community Action Agency. The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners is designated as the eligible entity to receive Community Services Block Grant funds for this three-county agency. Community Services Block Grant program funds are designed to provide a range of services to assist low income people in attaining the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. Types of assistance include but not limited to: transportation assistance, nutrition programs, emergency food and housing, and homeless prevention programs.
The three members that Martin County appoints are:
* one elected official currently holding office or designated representative (Jennifer Salas represents the Commission);
* one representative of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, or education interests in the county so specified (Jerry Gore, Sr.); and
* one representative of low-inc...
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