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Program, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />adopted Ordinance 93-13 which established the Indian River <br />County Local Housing Assistance Program (IRCLHAProgram) and <br />created the Indian River County Local Housing Assistance Trust <br />Fund (IRCLHATF). The Indian River County Local Housing <br />Assistance Plan was adopted on April 6, 1993. With adoption <br />of the plan, Indian River County became eligible to <br />participate in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership <br />(SHIP) Program. The funds from this program provide <br />assistance to very low, low and moderate income households <br />according to the strategies and requirements of the plan. The <br />county has also adopted its Affordable Housing Incentive Plan <br />which was later combined with the county's local housing <br />assistance plan. <br />Public participation <br />The Indian River County Local Housing Assistance plan was <br />prepared by the Indian River County Community Development <br />Department staff and reviewed by the Indian River County <br />affordable housing partnership group, Affordable Housing <br />Advisory Committee and the Board of County Commissioners. All <br />meetings of these groups were open to the public. Copies of <br />the plan were made available to interested individuals, and <br />comments were received at the meetings. <br />Plan Effective Date and Duration <br />The Indian River County Local Housing Assistance Plan became <br />effective upon the date of its adoption by the Board of County <br />Commissioners of Indian River County and approval by the state <br />review committee. Recent amendments have extended the plan's <br />effective date. The plan is now effective for a period of <br />three (3) years, encompassing the 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and <br />2002-2003 fiscal years for the Indian River County Local <br />Housing Assistance Program and the State Housing Initiatives <br />Partnership Program. Pursuant to the procedures established <br />in this Plan, the Plan's effective date and duration of the <br />Plan may be amended by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />XMlementation Authorization <br />The Indian River County Local Housing Assistance Program and <br />Plan shall be implemented by the Indian River County Community <br />Development Department. The Community Development Department <br />shall have the authority, upon Board of County Commissioners <br />approval, to contract -out to private or public, profit or not- <br />for-profit organizations for services for the implementation <br />of the Indian River County Local Housing Assistance Program. <br />3 <br />