R2002-87 REGARDING DISCLOSURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

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The City is requesting an exception to the CDBG regulations at 570.611. '� • How long has the council member been on the city council? Councilman Jim Williams took his position with the Decatur City Council on May 1, 2001. Mr Williams holds a position on the Decatur Macon County Opportunity Corporation (DMCOC). Mr. Williams became a member of DMCOC on May 17, 2001. Mr. Williams is a Board of Director. The members of the Corporation shall be the members of its Governing Board, hereinafter called the Board. The Board of Directors shall hold a regular monthly meeting. The directors shall have the right to vote and participate with regard to all matters which shall come before the Board. Each director shall cast one vote on each matter coming before the Board. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. At the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America, on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, an act to amend the head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. This Act may be cited as the "Community Opportunities, Accountability, and training and Educational Services Act of 1998" or the "Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998". Under S.2206-39, SEC. 6768 (a)(2)(A) and SEC. 676B (a)(2)(6) the following: The members of the board referred to shall be selected by the entity and the board shall be composed so as to assure that 1/3 of the members of the board are elected public officials, holding office on the date of selection, or their representatives, except that if the number of such elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the board is less than 1/3 of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials or their representatives may be counted in meeting such 1/3 requirement; not fewer than 1/3 of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that these members are representative of low-income individuals and families in the neighborhood served: and each representative of low-income individuals and families selected to represent a specific neighborhood within a community under clause (I}' resides in the neighborhood represented by the member: and the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interest in the community served. A copy of this act has been enclosed. • Was Mr. Williams absent from any decision-making or voting authority when this and all other potential projects were up for approval this year? Mr. Williams was present during city council voting session on Monday, February 4, 2002. The review and scoring process is handled by staff to ensure an applicant's eligibility. This process of review along with a formula for funding activities is utilized to make recommendations to city council. City council has the ultimate authority to fund or not to fund or to partially fund a project/activity. • How many council members voted on the recommended applicants and what is this process? Neighborhood Renewal staff participate in the review of the Conflict of Interest-Decatur Macon County Opportunity Corporation (DMCOC)