Joint City/County Commission on Children
900 Bagby Street, Second Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Contact: Sherea McKenzie
Phone: (832)393-0907 Fax: (832)393-0907
Email: Sherea.mckenzie@cityofhouston.net
Updated as of: 11/10/2009
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
2-396 - 2-401 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
The Commission will be an advisory body to both the City and the County on a variety of issues including:
1. State and federal legislation.
2. Promoting children and their needs through education and other activities.
3. Fostering coordination between governmental entities.
4. Developing a set of guidelines to integrate government and private programs.
5. Developing recommendations for children relating to health education, security, safety, and employment.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
The commission shall meet at least one time in each quarter of each calendar year. Meeting time and location to be determined by membership.
COMPOSITION
Twenty-five members.
Position 1 - A chair jointly appointed by the Mayor and the County Judge and confirmed by the City Council and Commissioners Court (The Chair may not be an elected official);
Positions 2-9 - Appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council (At least one but not more than two of the City representatives shall be Council Members; One City appointment is reserved for a resident of Fort Bend County);
Positions 10-17 - Appointed by the County Judge and confirmed by Commissioners Court (At least one but not more than two of the County representatives shall be County Commissioners);
Position 18 - Appointed by the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees and shall be either the District's Superintendent or one of its Board members.
Position 19 - Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast and shall be either that agency's Chief Executive Officer or one of its Board members.
Position 20 - Appointed by the Harris County Board of School Trustees and shall be either the Harris County School Superintendent or one of the Board members.
Position 21 - Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County and shall be either the said agency's Executive Director, Board Chairperson, or the Director of its Child and Adolescent Services Division.
Positions 22, 23, 24- Appointed by the Commission, with the member in Position 22 being a health care professional, the member in Position 23 being a member of a foundation that serves the interests of children, and the member in Position 24 being a member of the Harris County delegation to the Texas Legislature.
Position 25 - Chair of the Harris County Youth and Family Services Coordinating Committee, who shall serve ex-officio (by virtue of holding that county position), provided that when the Executive Director of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority is the chair of the Harris County Youth and Family Services Coordinating Committee, the Committee shall designate an alternate person to fill this position.
Term: Two years. Odd-numbered positions end in even-numbered years and even-numbered positions end in odd-numbered years.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston.
MEMBER LIST