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6. HOMEOWNERSHIP COUNSELING All prequalified applicants participating in the home ownership program will be required to attend a minimum of 8 hours of HUD certified homeownership counseling prior to purchasing a property and must provide documentation of completion of a homeownership counseling course prior to scheduling a property closing. The cost for the homeownership counseling course will be paid with NSP funding and must be scheduled through the local government, the sub -recipient or the developer. 7. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Any member of the County Commission or CATF, any local government employee, any board member or employee of a sub -recipient or developer organization, any contract worker who is directly related to anyone working in the NSP Program, or relatives of any of these individuals, as defined by HUD and Florida Statutes, shall be ineligible for program participation unless he/she is granted a waiver by the local government and the Florida Department of Community Affairs. This prohibition against participation in the NSP shall continue for one year after an individual's relationship with the local government, sub -recipient, developer or contract worker has terminated. Only certain conflicts of interest are eligible for consideration of a waiver by the Department of Community Affairs. All conflicts will be addressed on a case by case basis to include consideration of possible waiver request. All individuals with voting or decision making responsibilities related to the local NSP Program will be required to review a list of all potential beneficiaries and fill out documentation listing all potential beneficiaries they are related to or have a possible conflict of interest with. An affidavit detailing any potential conflicts of interest will be completed by all persons involved in the program. For a person with a potential conflict of interest to be eligible to participate in the program, the following steps must be taken: 1. The applicant must declare on the application form that a conflict of interest may exist. 2 The local government must decide whether to proceed with requesting a waiver for the potential participant despite the conflict of interest. 3 If the person with whom the conflict of interest exists is a voting member of any organization participating in the NSP program, that person must declare a conflict of interest and not vote on any items that relate directly or indirectly to the potential participant. 14