KRS 273.437: Administering boards.

(1) When a private nonprofit corporation is designated as a community action agency,

the board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation, if constituted in

compliance with subsection (3) of this section, shall be the governing board.

(2) When a politi cal subdivision is designated as the community action agency the

board of directors of the community action agency shall be a community action

board constituted as required by subsection (3) of this section.

(3) Governing boards and community action board s shall be so established and

organized that the poor and residents of the area concerned will be able to influence

the character of programs affecting their interests and regularly participate in the

planning and implementation of those programs. The arti cles of incorporation shall

be deemed to meet these requirements if they provide that:

(a) One-third (1/3) of the members of the administering board shall be public

officers, including elected public officials or their representatives, unless the

number of public officers reasonably available or willing to serve is less than

one-third (1/3) of the membership of the board;

(b) At least one -third (1/3) of the members of the administering board shall be

persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate

to assure that they are representative of the poor in the area to be served by the

agency;

(c) The remaining members of the administering board shall be officials or

members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other

major groups and shall be interested in the community;

(d) Each member of the board who is to represent a specific geographic area

within a community shall reside in the area he represents; and

(e) Total membership of the board is not less than fifteen (15) and not more than

fifty-one (51).

(4) Neighborhood based organizations composed of residents of the area or individual

members of the groups served by the community action agency shall be consulted

by each community action agency to assist the agency in the planning, conduct, and

evaluation of components of the community action program.