1. (a) The community must have a population of under 50,000.
2. (b) The community must have a full-time, paid Main Street project manager.
3. (c) The Main Street program and its manager must be recognized by a resolution of support passed by the city council. This resolution must indicate who will fund and employ the Main Street manager (i.e., the city, chamber of commerce, downtown association, etc.), and who will be designated to supervise the Main Street project manager (i.e., city manager, chamber of commerce executive vice president, etc.).
4. (d) The Main Street project manager must complete the main street training provided by the Texas Historical Commission.
5. (e) Monthly reports cosigned by the Main Street project manager and the city administrator/manager must be submitted to the Texas Main Street office.
6. (f) The community must be certified on an annual basis by the Texas Main Street office in Austin to confirm that the community meets all of the criteria for designation as a self-initiated Main Street city. The community must notify and submit pertinent documentation to the Texas Main Street office by December 15 of each year to verify its intent to begin or continue its self-initiated Main Street project.

Source Note:The provisions of this §19.4 adopted to be effective February 24, 1986, 11 TexReg 801; amended to be effective February 26, 1991, 16 TexReg 859.