LAC 50:XXI.1115. Governing Body

A. The F/EA shall have an identifiable governing body with responsibility for and authority over its policies and activities. B. The F/EA shall have documents identifying all members of the governing body, their addresses, their terms of membership, and officers of the governing body. C. The governing body of the F/EA shall: 1. ensure continual compliance and conformity with all relevant federal, state, local, and municipal laws and regulations; 2. ensure the F/EA is adequately funded and fiscally sound; 3. review and approve the F/EA’s annual budget; and 4. designate a person to act as administrator and delegate sufficient authority to this person to manage the F/EA. D. The F/EA shall maintain an administrative file that includes: 1. documents identifying the governing body; 2. a list of members and officers of the governing body, along with their addresses and terms of membership; 3. minutes of formal meetings and by-laws of the governing body, if applicable; 4. documentation of the F/EA’s authority to operate under state law; 5. an organizational chart of the F/EA which clearly delineates the line of authority; 6. all leases, contracts and purchases-of-service agreements to which the F/EA is a party; 7. insurance policies; 8. annual budgets and, if performed, audit reports; 9. the F/EA’s policies and procedures; and 10. documentation of any corrective action taken as a result of external or internal reviews.