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COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT HE VIEWS THIS VYING FOR <br />FUNDS AS A GAMBLE THAT IS CONTINUING WHEN THE GAME ACTUALLY HAS ENDED, <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FLETCHER TO DENY THE REQUEST <br />FOR FUNDS AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, <br />THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND, <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE REVIEWED THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY'S <br />PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM AND THE VERY WORTHWHILE THINGS WE HAVE <br />BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THOSE FUNDS IN AN AREA THAT BADLY NEEDED ATTENTION <br />WE COULD NOT HAVE AFFORDED OTHERWISE, HE NOTED THAT OUR TRACK RECORD <br />IN THE UTILIZATION OF THESE FUNDS IS OUTSTANDING IN THE UNITED STATES <br />AS A WHOLE, AND HE, THEREFORE, COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE NOT <br />QUALIFIED FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, HE DID NOT WISH TO GIVE UP THE <br />PROGRAM AT THIS POINT, BUT IF WE CANNOT GET FUNDED THIS TIME, HE DID <br />NOT WISH TO KEEP ON SPENDING MONEY FOR APPLICATIONS, <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER SCURLOCK, TO APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF $6,500 FOR RESUBMIS- <br />SION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PRE -APPLICATION AND <br />THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN AS EXPLAINED IN CHAIRMAN LYONS' MEMO OF <br />FEBRUARY 16, 1981; THE FUNDS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE <br />FOR CONTINGENCY AND TRANSFERRED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND $4,000 <br />OF THIS AMOUNT TO BE IN THE FORM OF A LOAN IF THESE FUNDS DO NOT QUALIFY <br />AS A REIMBURSABLE ITEM UNDER THE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, <br />MR. REGAN STATED THERE IS NO''PROVISION IN THE HOUSING AUTHOR- <br />ITY BUDGET FOR SUCH A LOAN, AND HE WOULD NEED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />BOARD APPROVAL BEFORE MAKING SUCH A COMMITMENT, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT IT ACTUALLY IS THE COUNTY <br />MAKING THE APPLICATION, NOT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND HE FELT THIS IS <br />THE COUNTY'S PAYMENT. <br />FINANCE OFFICER BARTON REPORTED THAT WE SET THE HOUSING <br />AUTHORITY UP AS A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT WITHIN OUR FUNDING ON TOTAL <br />HOUSING AND TRANSFERRED MONEY TO THEM TO DO THE PROJECT FOR THE BOARD, <br />WE HAVE ALSO LENT THEM MONEY. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS FELT THEY ARE OUR AGENT IN THIS INSTANCE, AND <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED HE DELIBERATELY SEPARATED OUT THE $4,000 <br />54 <br />FEB 25 1981 <br />BOCK 45 `PAGE`$4� <br />I <br />