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c <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER REPORTED THAT AT THE .JANUARY 9TH <br />MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE SIX <br />APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR WERE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH A <br />RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AND ADMINISTRATOR KENNINGS. <br />.t HE STATED THAT THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED ALL THE APPLICATIONS, AND MADE <br />A UNANIMOUS DECISION TO SELECT EDWARD REGAN. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER <br />CONTINUED THAT MR. REGAN HAD TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DADE COUNTY WITH <br />HHD AND INITIATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN MIAMI. HE IN— <br />FORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE WISHES TO PRO— <br />POSE THAT THE BOARD HIRE MR. REGAN AT A SALARY OF $14,000 ANUALLY TO <br />DIRECT THIS PROGRAM, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT SOMEONE IS <br />SORELY NEEDED TO TAKE HOLD OF THIS PROGRAM AND ORGANIZE IT, ESPECIALLY <br />AS THERE IS BEGINNING TO BE DISSENSION IN THE COMMUNITY AS TO WHO <br />GETS WHAT AND SOME DISSATISFACTION ABOUT THEIR REPRESENTATION. <br />COMMISSIONER'.SCHMUCKER POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE COMING UP ON A NEW <br />BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION, AND THE MAJOR PERSONS IN HUD'S JACKSONVILLE <br />OFFICE HAVE CHANGED, PERSONNEL HAS BEEN SHIFTED, AND THERE ARE NEW <br />POLICIES AND IDEAS WE MUST CONFORM TO, WHICH IS WHAT HAS AGAIN STYMIED <br />OUR REHABILITATION PROGRAM. HE FELT HUD IS ALMOST TELLING US IF WE <br />DO NOT GET A DIRECTOR, WE MAY NOT GET ANY MORE FUNDS. <br />CHAIRMAN I'JODTKE ASKED IF THE FUNDS TO HIRE..THE DIRECTOR ARE <br />REIMBURSABLE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, AND <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY REIMBURSABLE <br />UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE HOPED THAT THE DIRECTOR UNDERSTANDS THAT WE <br />ARE MAKING ANOTHER APPLICATION, BUT IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE FURTHER FUND- <br />ING THE PROGRAM WILL NOT BE CONTINUED. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT MR, REGAN UNDERSTANDS <br />THAT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE FUTURE OF THIS JOB. HE FELT HIRING A <br />DIRECTOR WILL INCREASE OUR CHANCES OF GETTING FUNDED AND POSSIBLY WE <br />COULD GET A THREE—YEAR GUARANTEED PROGRAM. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED MR. REGAN IF HE HAS HAD ANY EXPERIENCE <br />WITH A HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND MR. REGAN STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED IN <br />25 <br />JAN 181978 BCDK 33 PAGE 'd <br />