La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § VII-2507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-2507 - Committees and Task Forces

A. The board shall appoint an audit committee to ensure best practices and procedures in the management of any funds received, expended, or disbursed by the Louisiana Recovery Authority. The audit committee shall receive and review all reports produced by the inspector general, the legislative auditor, the independent accounting firm or firms engaged by the state or any agency of the state, and by any audit firm or firms retained by the Louisiana Recovery Authority. The audit committee shall present all findings of such reports to the board and make recommendations to the board as appropriate.

1. In addition to the audit committee, the board may also create task forces and committees as appropriate which may include members of the board and other stakeholders and conduct work through the use of such task forces and committees, provided that all final decisions shall be by a vote of the board.

2. Task forces and committees shall include, but not be limited to, the following subject areas:

a. Economic and Workforce Development;

b. Public Safety;

c. Infrastructure and Transportation;

d. Housing;

e. Environmental;

f. Public Health and Healthcare;

g. Human Services;

h. Education;

i. Long Term Community Planning;

j. Federal Legislation;

k. State and Local Legislation;

l. Coastal Protection.

C. The chairman of the board shall appoint the chairman, vice chairman, and members of each task force and committee and shall also appoint members to fill vacancies created on task forces and committees, unless otherwise provided by law or these rules.

D. Task forces and committees shall meet at the call of their respective chairman and as otherwise provided by the board.

E. Notice of meetings shall be given to task force and committee members and to the general public in accordance with R.S. 42:7.

F. All meetings of the task forces and committees shall be open, except as otherwise provided by law.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § VII-2507

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Louisiana Recovery Authority, LR 32:2054 (November 2006).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:220.1 et seq.