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The CHDO Committee Community Housing Development Organization
West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. (WCMCA) was recognized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency (MHFA) as a Community Housing and Development Organization (CHDO) in 1996. The purpose of the CHDO is to involve local persons affected by housing development to participate in the design and monitoring of HUD and MHFA projects. CHDO organizations are given priority in some housing grant programs.
The WCMCA CHDO Committee has five members of the Agency Board of Directors who were elected by project participants who serve as the CHDO Committee members. The CHDO Committee sets policies and priorities for the Affordable Housing Program, MURL program, and other housing and homeownership projects. CHDO members advise Agency staff in the purchase and marketing of affordable houses. The CHDO Committee generally meets in Elbow Lake at 1:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. For additional information contact Mike Payson at 1-218-685-6185 or e-mail at mikep@wcmca.org.
Head Start Policy Council
What is the Policy Council?
Policy Council is a group of parents and community members who meet monthly to oversee the delivery of services to children and families. Through Policy Council, members actively share in making decision about the program.
Who are the Policy Council Members?
- Parents of enrolled children - Over half the Policy Council membership is made up of parents with enrolled children.
- Community representatives include; past parents, representatives from local resource services, professional organizations or collaborative adventures.
What is my Role on Policy Council?
- Attend the scheduled Policy Council meetings. Members who can’t attend will arrange for their Alternate Policy Council member to attend in their place, making sure your center is represented.
- Listen to the needs of your local parents and represent their interest at the Policy Council meetings.
- Report the work of Policy Council to your local parent group. (A meeting summary will be mailed to members to assist in reporting on the Policy Council meeting.)
- Call the office if you will be absent.
- Serve on committees such as hiring and firing of staff, budget or fiscal review, program self-assessment, and serve as Minnesota State Parent Affiliate (SPA) representative.
- Communicate if you are no longer available to participate in Policy Council.
- Submit your expenses for attending (child care and mileage) and collect a $20-35 honorarium for attending each meeting.
What is the Work of Policy Council?
Policy Council works with Head Start management staff and the WCMCA CAP Board to develop, review, and approve or disapprove:
- Funding applications
- Procedures for shared decision-making about long and short-long range program planning
- The composition of the policy group and their selection procedures
- The annual and on-going self assessment process
- Criteria for recruitment and enrollment
- Personnel policies
- Decisions for hiring or terminating staff
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