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Austin Housing officer briefs CDC on purpose, bylaws, tripartite membership and limits of influence
Summary
Nefertiti Jackman (Community Displacement Prevention Officer, Austin Housing) summarized the Community Development Commission's purpose as written in its bylaws, tripartite membership requirements under the CSBG, required housing committee, staff support roles and boundaries of commissioner action and training requirements.
Nefertiti Jackman, Community Displacement Prevention Officer with Austin Housing, told the Community Development Commission that its primary role "is to advise the council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs," and reviewed bylaws, membership rules and staff support.
Jackman recited the tripartite composition required by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG): the commission is composed of 15 members, eight selected through democratic community processes…
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