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RESOLUTION NO. 83-8
\{HEREAS, Orange County Government through its Department of Community
Affairs, has for the past eighteen years capably assisted in meeting the
emergency needs of its citizens and conducted programs leading toward economic
self-sufficiency; and,
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tVHEREAS, the flexibility, innovativeness, and responsiveness of the
community action program enables this County to carry out tasks which otherwise
might not be accomplished; and
WHEREAS, to our knowledge, community action programs throughout the
State have had a major impact on the amelioration of poverty and the care of
the disadvantages; and,
\VHEREAS, historically the intent of Congress has been to support a
significant role for community action programs, and have directed that they
shall be primary recipients of funding, appropriated for such purposes; and,
\VHEREAS, this County has, and will continue to playa significant
role in the social and economic development of the citizens of this area; and,
WHEREAS, the Community Services Block Grant Advisory Committee to the
State Department of Community Affairs is composed of qualified and competent
individuals who are broadly representative of the agencies and populations
to be served under the Community Services Block Grant Act; and,
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\VHEREAS, under the present rules of the Department and the requirements
of State and Federal law, the State Department now has adequate means to
enforce fiscal and programmatic compliance and ensure contractural integrity;
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED
1) that the State Department of Community Affairs promulgate
only such rules as are necessary to assure accountability and
programmatic effectiveness;
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Resolution No. 83-8 (continued)
2) that membership of the Community Services Block Grant
Advisory Committee not be reduced, and that eligible entities, corres-
ponding to their role as major grantees, exercise a majority role on
such committees; and,
3) that the advice and recommendations of the Community Services
Block Grant State Advisory Committee be adequately reflected in the
development and implementation of Department rules and policy; and,
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4) that cash match not be required prior to receipt of grant
funds, but be supplied at reasonable times during the course of the
grant fiscal period; and,
5) that other such matters as public notification of Board of
Directors meetings, and reporting requirements and timetables be
generously designed to reflect particulars of each county.
DONE AND RESOLVED in regular session on the 6th day of December, 1983.
CITY OF OCOEE
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