member and past Chairman of the Board. I was CAA Chairman during the period when Community Action was being phased out nationally. It was also during the period of time when there was controversy over the Head Start program and concern over the over-involvement of the CAA Administration which was hampering the programs. Many trips were made to the Regional office in Denver on behalf of the CAA: to help restore the CAA to its former status prior to the attempted phase out; to negotiate with the Office of Child Development (along with a local Attorney and Mrs. Martha Graham) to return the Head Start program to the Ogden Community Action Agency. I have a knowledge of the Community Action guidelines and am aware of how the CAA, H.S. and C.E.T.A. programs should operate. basic I have made a personal assessment of the situation and have come conclusions of the problems of the Agency as it existed on July 1, The board as a whole, substance 2. or has never questioned or required accountability from the to some 28, 1975: anything of Administration. Whenever an individual member of the board or community at large, questions the actions of the administration, he or she always receive a like letter 3. The and entire fiscal 4, The low-income is right full of "garbage" signed by the same signators., board is not knowledgeable or kept abreast of administrative quidelines of the CAP, Head Start and C.E.T.A. programs. all board members of the time, have never nor have they stopped looked to realize that at the other coin before making a decision. It appears their decisions to the board meeting and their contribution to the program antagonism to whomever speaks contrary to what they have regardless of the facts presented. | side no one of the are made prior becomes one of been told, 5. Adequate information is never made available to the board is it available for the making of an intelligent decision are required. | 6. Some board members take racial positions and not positions that will enhance the Community Action program. (This is done through the manipula tion of CAP staff and some board members in their creation of an infight on the CAP Board to take the Board's attention away from an issue whenever the Administration is being in time, nor when decisions questioned.) It has always been my opinion that the purpose of the entire CAP philosophy was to assist in the elimination of poverty and to aid the poor to become self sufficient. I do not believe it has ever been the responsibility of any board member, no matter what sector he represents, to single out private citizens and attempt to undermine their character. It would seem they should be about the business of planning for the poor and not planning on how to undermine private citizens. ing | I would in mind: 1. highly Their recommend purpose is to that insure the the signators viability of of the the allegations CAA in Weber keep the County. follow