Community Council Purpose
The Community Council is the community voice and oversight body for the Community Action Network
Chair:
- Recommended by Community Council Nominating Committee
- Voted on by Community Council membership
- Serves 1-year term (January-December)
Membership:
10 Consumer or Services Representatives, 10 Professional/ Expert Representatives, 10 General Community Representatives and a Council Representative from each CAN partner
Term for Members:
- 3 yrs. (with possible re-election, maximum total of 6 yrs)
- Community Council Partner Representatives serve at discretion of partner organization
Meeting Frequency:
Third Monday of each month 5:30-7:30pm at One Texas Center (exceptions will be noted)
Annual CAN Retreat - The CAN retreat is held on a Friday in October. CAN Community Council members are expected to attend
Function :
- Acts as a bridge between the CAN and the community
- Provides forum for community input and ensures grass roots perspective in CAN processes
- Fosters, encourages and enhances collaborative efforts whenever possible
- Determines how to deal with politically sensitive issues with different CAN partner views
- Achieves consensus through a process with integrity
- Identifies service areas needing additional attention
- Raises community awareness about HHS issues
- Mobilizes the community to support the CAN agenda and activities
- Ensures community involvement in community assessment and planning around HHS issues
- Elects 3 At-Large Members to serve on the CAN Resource Council
- Makes recommendations directly to and gets feedback from CAN Resource Council & Administrative Team
Member Responsibilities:
- Keeps their affiliated organizations/constituencies informed of CAN activities and information
- Attends monthly meetings and the CAN retreat
- Participates in other CAN sub-committees and standing committees as appropriate
- Provides leadership and sponsors an area in which they are passionate
- Identifies ways in which they and their affiliated organization can implement agreed upon strategies and/ or leverage resources
- Act as a liaison between CAN and one of the Issue Area Groups, when possible
