HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #0801RESOLUTION N0. ~~C~ J
City of Canton, Illinois
Date ~p'J 7~
A RESOLUTION TO GIVE NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ACT OF 1977, AND THE AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A FY79 MULTI-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION
DOCUMENT FOR NON-METROPOLITAN DISCRETIONARY AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
ASSISTANCE
WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the public interest of the City of Canton, Illinois,
to avail itself of financial assistance provided by the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1977, to commence and undertake a FY79 Multi-Year Comprehensive Housing
and Community Development Program within the City of Canton; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that a Federal contract for such financial assistance will
impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon and to the City of Canton and
will require among other things:
1. Approval of a satisfactory application transmitted to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
2. Certification by the City of Canton or its designer relating to activities
such as civil rights, citizen participation, acquisition of property, environ-
mental policies and accounting procedures
3. Other local obligations and responsibilities in connection with the undertaking
and carrying out of a Multi-Year Comprehensive Community Development Program
within the City of Canton; NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois:
1. That the Department of Housing and Urban Development is assured of full com-
pliance by the City's City Council with certification relating to all regula-
tions and administrative rules relating to the Civil Rights Acts, citizen
participation, acquisition process, accounting procedures, the Hatch Act,
minimum wage and minimum hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standard Act and
all requirements of the National Enviromental Policy Act of 1968
2. That the Mayor of the City of Canton, Illinois is hereby authorized and directed
to prepare such certification and to assume full compliance with all certifica-
tion as outlined in Item 1 above;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of Canton, Illinois that a Multi-Year Compre-
hensive application document on behalf of the City of Canton for a Non-Metropolitan
Discretionary Area Block Grant under the guidelines of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1977 is hereby approved and that the Mayor of the City of Canton, Illinois
is hereby authorized to execute and file such application document with the Department
of Housing-and Urban Development and to provide such documentation as may be requested
and to act as the authorized correspondent of the City of Canton relating to the
Community Development process.
PASSED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THIS ~ j t b~ DAY OF •.J ~i ti~ L , 1979, A.D.
APPROVED:
Harlan E. Crouch, Mayor
EXAMINED:
L
J hn J. McCarthy, Ci Attorney
CERTIFIED:
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ancy S.~~ ites, City Clerk