Ohio Code § 5101.316

§ 5101.316.

The board of directors of a community action agency shall: (A) Select, appoint, and may remove the executive director of the community action agency; (B) Approve contracts, annual program budgets, and policies of the community action agency; (C) Advise the elected officials of any political subdivision located within its service

area, and state and federal elected officials who represent its service area, of the

nature and extent of poverty within its community, and advise them of any needed changes; (D) Convene public meetings to provide community members the opportunity to comment on

public policies and programs to reduce poverty; (E) Annually evaluate the policies and programs of the community action agency according

to criteria determined by department of job and family services rule; (F) Submit the results of the evaluation required by division (E) of this section, along

with recommendations for improved administration of the community action agency, to

the department; (G) Adopt a code of ethics for the board of directors and the employees of the community

action agency; (H) Adopt written policies describing all of the following: (1) How the community action agency is to expend and distribute the community services

block grant funds that it receives from the division under sections 5101.313 and 5101.315 of the Revised Code ; (2) The salary, benefits, travel expenses, and any other compensation that persons are

to receive for serving on the community action agency's board of directors; (3) The operating procedures to be used by the board to conduct its meetings, to vote

on all official business it considers, and to provide notice of its meetings. The written operating procedures described in this division shall specify the methods

by which the board may conduct meetings using virtual electronic technology, and shall

specify that the board may provide notice of its meetings by any means deemed appropriate

to the board. (I) Provide for the posting of notices in a conspicuous place indicating that the code

of ethics described in division (G) of this section and the policies described in

division (H) of this section are available for public inspection at the community

action agency during normal business hours.