I certify under penalty of perjury that the above is true and I hereby declare my candidacy for a seat as a commissioner on the board of the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission representing my target area (as entered above) and that:
• I am or will be 18 years of age or older by the date of the election;
• I reside in the Target Area for which I am running;
• I am not an employee of Fresno EOC nor a member of the immediate family of an employee of Fresno EOC;
• I have read and understand the Fresno EOC Commissioner Job Description and the Target Area Public Notice and have the capacity to serve;
• I understand that there is a mandatory training for new commissioners in January and a board retreat in March;
• I am not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any federal department or agency;
• I have not been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against me for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction, for violation of federal and state antitrust statutes or for commission of
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
• I have not been indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with commission of any of the offenses above; and
• I have not had any public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default during the three years prior to the application.