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RESOLUTION TO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO THE JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
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WHEREAS, the Congress and National Administration have enacted and signed into law a Community Development Block Grant Program, effective January 1, 1975; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro has been designated as a Hold Harmless City for Community Development Legislation and will receive funding for Community Development activities; and
WHEREAS, Hold Harmless Cities should be prepared to submit an application to HUD for said funds to carry out a Community Development Program at the earliest possible time after enactment of the law;
WHEREAS, the JURHA, herein after referred to as the Agency, has the experience and professional staff to undertake the Community Development Block Grant Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, that it commit itself to the implementation of the Community Development Progress process which will identify and propose solutions for priority community problems;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the JURHA be and it is hereby assigned the responsibility for the implementation and administering of the Community development Program with all expenditures there under which shall be made or committed only after council approval, with the requirement that the Agency report back to this body periodically on the status and the progress made and that this progress be carried out in such a manner that a Community Development Block Grant Application can be prepared for approval by this body for submission to the appropriate Federal Agency for funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 1974.