CHAPTER X
 

Section No.    Subject/Title                     
98.                  Composition of Citizen Community Board.
99.                  Conduct of Business.
100.                Raising of Funds by Citizen Community Board.
101.                Citizen Community Board to be a non-profit
                        organization.
 

                                               CITIZEN COMMUNITY BOARD

1[98. Composition of Citizen Community Board. - (1) In every local area, groups of non elected citizens may, through voluntary, proactive and self help initiatives, set up any number of Citizen Community Boards. Such Citizen Community Boards shall be set for the purpose of, inter alia, energizing the community for development and improvement in service delivery; development and management of a new or existing public facility; identification of development and municipal needs; mobilization of stakeholders for community involvement in the improvement and maintenance of facilities; welfare of the handicapped, destitute, widows and families in extreme poverty; establishment of farming, marketing and consumers cooperatives, provided that grants will be available subject to Section 119 of this Ordinance, and reinforcing the capacity of a special Monitoring Committee at the behest of the concerned Council.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sub-section (1) above, no person shall be eligible to set up a Citizen Community Board or become its members or hold the office of the chairman or secretary of the Citizen Community Board, if such person:
(a) is a minor;
(b) is of unsound ;
(c) has applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent and his application is pending;

(d) is an undischarged insolvent;

(e) is a defaulter under law and his name has been published as such.

(3) In carrying out its purposes, a Citizen Community Board may interact with voluntary organizations for community welfare.

(4) The Citizen Community Board shall be set up after approval of the District Government concerned and registration with the registration authority, and carry on its functions and activities in such manner and subject to such rules as may be prescribed.

(5) The Citizen Community Board shall have a general body of its members who shall elect a Chairman, Executive Committee and a Secretary of the Board for carrying out its functions.

(6) The term of office of the Chairman, members of the Executive Committee and Secretary of the Citizen Community Board shall be two years extendable through election for a similar term or terms by the general body.

(7) The liability of the Executive Committee of a Citizen Community Board, its officers and members shall be as prescribed.”]
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99. Conduct of Business.- (1) All business of the Citizen Community Board shall be disposed of in its meetings which shall be presided over by the Chairman.
(2) The Executive Committee of the Citizen Community Board shall hold its meetings at least once in every three months.
(3) The quorum of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Citizen Community Board shall be forty per centum of the total membership of the Executive Committee.
(4) The quorum of the meetings of the general body of the Citizen Community Board shall be one fourth of its total membership.
(5) The Secretary of the Citizen Community Board shall be responsible for recording the proceedings of the meetings and maintaining financial and accounting record.
1[(6) The Secretary shall present the annual statement of accounts in the annual meeting of the Citizen Community Board and after its approval the statement shall be submitted to the registration authority or such other authority as may be prescribed within thirty days or such other time period specified in this behalf.]
(7) The Citizen Community Board may, in its general meeting, remove any office bearer or member by a resolution on account of unsatisfactory performance or misconduct.
(8) The Chairman and Secretary shall be responsible for safe custody and management of property and assets of the Citizen Community Board.
(9) All funds of the Citizen Community Board shall be kept in a bank or post office and all transactions shall be made through cheques.
(10) The accounts of the Citizen Community Board shall be operated jointly by the Chairman and the Secretary.
(11) The accounts of the Citizen Community Board shall be maintained by the Secretary.
100. Raising of funds by Citizen Community Board.- (1) A Citizen Community Board may raise funds through voluntary contributions, gifts, donations, grants and endowments for its declared purposes without compromising the larger interest of the community.
(2) A Citizen Community Board may also receive project-based cost sharing support from any local government in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
1[101. Citizen Community Board to be a non-profit organization.- (1) A Citizen Community Board shall be a non-profit organization and its income and assets shall be used solely for the attainment of its objectives.
(2) The properties and income of a Citizen Community Board shall vest, and be held, in the name of its Executive Committee. It shall sue and be sued in the name of its Executive Committee. No portion of its income shall be paid by way of salary, dividend, profit or bonuses or otherwise distributed to any of its members or contributors, whether past or present.
(3) If a Citizen Community Board is not carrying on its functions and activities in accordance with this Ordinance, the registration authority may appoint an administrator, with such powers and functions as the registration authority deems appropriate, to run its affairs, take over its assets, it dissolution, holding fresh elections or for the disposal of any other matter.
(4) Where a local government has contributed towards creation of any assets or funds of a Citizen Community Board, in case of dissolution or de-registration, its assets shall pass on to such Local Government and the assets shall continue to be used for community welfare by the Local Government through any of its agencies or any other Citizen Community Board designated by such Local Government in this behalf.
(5) The accounts of the Citizen Community Board shall be subject to audit as may be prescribed.]