; and (B) establish self-help initiatives to enable residents to create a positive living environment for families living in public housing. (2) Participation Each resident council formed under this subsection may actively participate through working partnerships with a public housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of public housing operations in accordance with part 964 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (3) Requirements (A) In general A resident council shall consist of individuals residing in public housing and shall meet the requirements described in this paragraph in order to— (i) receive official recognition from the public housing agency and the Secretary; (ii) be eligible to receive funds for resident council activities; and (iii) be eligible to receive stipends for officers for their related costs in connection with volunteer work in public housing. (B) Residents represented A resident council may represent residents residing in— (i) scattered site buildings; (ii) areas of contiguous row houses; (iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings; (iv) residents with tenant protection vouchers; (v) residents now in Rental Assistance Demonstration-converted properties who maintain their prior existing rights under sections 6 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437d , 1437g); (vi) a development; or (vii) any combination of clauses (i) through (vi). (C) Elections (i) Written procedures A resident council shall adopt written procedures, such as by-laws or a constitution, which shall— (I) provide for a democratically elected governing board that— (aa) consists of not less than 5 members; and (bb) is elected— (AA) by the voting membership of the residents of the public housing; and (BB) in elections that occur on a regular basis not less frequently than every 2 years