Duties and functions; reporting.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1079
in effectSec. 2-1079. - Duties and functions; reporting.
(a) Duties and functions. The Board shall monitor, evaluate and provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor, the City Council, and the Director of Community Wealth Building concerning the City's poverty reduction and wealth building initiatives and the City's progress towards achieving its poverty reduction objectives. For purposes of Section 2-924, the Board is classified as "advisory." In addition, the Board shall fulfill the following duties and functions:
(1) Provide advice to the Director of Community Wealth Building concerning the City's comprehensive poverty reduction and community wealth building efforts.
(2) Review reports and evaluations concerning the progress of the City's poverty reduction and community wealth building initiatives and compliance with the objectives of, funding for, and grant requirements and contractual obligations to be performed by the Office of Community Wealth Building.
(3) Review and evaluate proposals for poverty reduction and community wealth building initiatives submitted to the City.
(4) Inform the citizens of the City of Richmond on issues of poverty and the City's policies and actions to address poverty-related issues.
(5) Engage the citizens of the City of Richmond in public forums concerning the progress of the City's poverty reduction and community wealth building initiatives and concerning issues affecting low-income communities in the City of Richmond.
(b) Reporting. The Board shall provide the Mayor and a Human Services Manager with quarterly reports concerning its performance and the completion of the duties and functions set forth in Subsection (a) of this section.
(Code 2004, § 2-922; Code 2015, § 2-895; Code 2020, § 2-895; Ord. No. 2014-234-215, § 1, 12-8-2014; Ord. No. 2019-196, § 1, 9-9-2019)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH2AD_ARTVBOCOCOOTAG_DIV7MAL.WAINCIADBO_S2-1079DUFUREFetched: 11/8/2026
