Section R. 400.19602 - Community action agency designation; responsibilities and functionsRule 602.
(1) A community action agency shall not be officially designated as such by the executive director, unless the community or entity is any of the following: (a) A city, village, or township, or a combination of such units of government which are contiguous, with a population of not less than 150,000 people according to the most recent available census data.(b) A county or a group of contiguous counties with a minimum of 100,000 people according to the most recent available census data.(c) One or more federally or state-recognized Indian reservations.(2) If, due to a boundary change, a community served by a CAA ceases to meet the requirements of subrule (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, the executive director, with the advice of the commission, shall determine if the loss in population constitutes grounds for withdrawing the executive director's official designation of the CAA serving the community. The executive director's decision shall take into consideration the past performance of the agency and the prospects for its continued viability and effectiveness.(3) To be designated as a CAA, the governing/advisory board of the agency shall submit a request, in writing, to the executive director.(4) The request or designation must identify a private non-profit organization.(5) The executive director shall consider the requests or designation under subrules (3) and(4) of this rule approved if a response to the contrary is not received. (6) An organization that requests state CAA designation shall, at the request of the department, conduct 1 or more public hearings to provide citizens in the service area the opportunity to review and comment on the organizations ability to serve the community as a CAA.(7) If a local unit of government is not served by a CAA, the bureau may fund an existing CAA or other eligible organization to serve the residents of the community.(8) To attain or maintain its CAA designation, a CAA must establish a governing/advisory board of directors pursuant to the provisions of section 11 of the act.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.19602