| (a) The Board shall appoint one committee member to
represent each of the counties in which a CSHC is located to serve
on the C-RAC. The members of the C-RAC shall be selected from lists
of candidates submitted to the Department by local nonprofit organizations
and the Commissioners Court of the county in which a CSHC is located.
Each committee member:
(1) Must be a resident of a Colonia in the county the
member represents;
(2) May not be a board member, contractor, or employee
of the Administrator;
(3) May not have any ownership interest in an entity
that is awarded a Contract under this chapter; and
(4) May not be listed on the federal or state suspended
or debarment list and must not be in default on any Department obligation.
(b) The C-RAC members' terms will expire every four
years. C-RAC members may be reappointed by the Board; however, the
Board shall review and reappoint members at least once every four
years. In the event that a C-RAC member is unable to complete the
four-year Contract Term, Counties may propose an eligible candidate
to be appointed by the Board to fulfill the remainder of the term.
(c) The Department may also select to have an alternate
member from the list for each county in the event that the primary
member is unable to attend meetings.
(d) The C-RAC shall advise the Board regarding:
(1) The housing needs of Colonia residents;
(2) Appropriate and effective programs that are proposed
or are operated through the CSHCs; and
(3) Activities that might be undertaken through the
CSHCs to serve the needs of Colonia residents.
(e) The C-RAC shall advise the Office of Colonia Initiatives
as provided by §775.005 of the Tex. Gov't Code.
(f) Award of Contracts.
(1) The Department will schedule C-RAC meetings for
the review of satisfactorily completed CSHC applications from Administrators.
The C-RAC shall meet no less than 30 days prior to the board meeting
at which the Board is scheduled to award a CSHC Contract, and may
meet at other times as needed.
(2) Any Administrator whose Application is being considered
at the C-RAC meeting must be present to answer questions that C-RAC
may have.
(3) After the C-RAC makes a recommendation on an Application,
the recommendation will then proceed through the Department's award
process.
(g) Reimbursement to C-RAC members for their reasonable
travel expenses in the manner provided by §25.9(1) of this chapter
(relating to Administrative Thresholds) shall be paid by the Administrator
or Administrators whose Applications were considered at the meeting.
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