The purpose of this Article is to establish a commission to act as a governing board for qualified health centers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1385 x(aa)(3) ("Tulare County FQHC") operating at one or more locations.
There is hereby established in Tulare County a commission, which shall be known as the Community Health Center Board ("CHCB") to act in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors as the governing board of the Tulare County FQHC.
(a) 
Repealed by Ord. No. 3593.
(b) 
Compositions.
(1) 
Consumer members shall constitute a majority of the CHCB members. A consumer member is an individual who is, or who will be, served by the Tulare County FQHC or who has custodial/legal responsibilities for a direct consumer of services. Consumer members as a group shall be reasonably representative of the individuals being served by the Tulare County FQHC in terms of demographics, economic status, race, ethnicity and gender. Preferable geographic distribution of the consumer members shall be at least one (1) from each Supervisorial District in Tulare County.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3135, effective 10-19-95; amended by Ord. No. 3322, effective 02-07-06; amended by Ord. No. 3593, effective 07-08-21)
Repealed by Ord. No. 3593.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3135, effective 10-19-95; amended by Ord. No. 3426, effective 7-7-11; amended by Ord. No. 3461, effective 8-7-14)
Meetings shall be held at least monthly at a location within Tulare County. The person or persons having direct administrative responsibility for the operation of the Tulare County FQHC shall attend all meetings of the CHCB.
The Board of Supervisors shall retain authority to set general policy on fiscal and personnel matters for the Tulare County FQHC, including policies related to financial management practices, charging and rate setting, labor relations and conditions of employment. The CHCB may not adopt any policy or practice, or take any action, which is inconsistent with the Tulare County Ordinance Code, or which alters the scope of any policy set by the Board of Supervisors on fiscal or personnel issues.