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January 4, 2017 <br />Happy New Year Commissioner 7. ori, <br />IAN 0 5 201 <br />3OARi) OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSION <br />ISSI©N <br />As you will recall, l provided a presentation on April 12, 2016 to the IRC <br />BOCC regarding HUD & the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule <br />(see enclosed). In the interest of protecting our small community from the <br />federal over reach of HUD and A FFH, I ani submitting a proposal calling <br />for a policy change (more effective than a Resolution), that would protect <br />the county from HUD's federal AF.FH mandates which are often <br />embedded in grants such as CDBG's and others. <br />As an example, I have included/ a copy of the Sedgwick County, Kansas <br />policy change that we could use as 0 model. The verbiage is as follows: <br />"WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution <br />2008-12 on .February= 13, 2008 creating a "Grant Application and Award <br />Policy," and most recently amended the polio' on April 17, 2013;.and <br />WHEREAS upon review, it has been determined that it is desirable that <br />this police should be amended to better serve current needs, which include <br />not entering into grant agreements that require an Assessment of Fair <br />Housing pursuant to the federal regulations contained within the <br />Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS, <br />that: <br />Section 1. The revised Grant Application and Award Policy is attached <br />hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and it is hereby adopted and <br />shall be incorporated in the Sedgwick County Policies and/ Procedures <br />Manual, replacing earlier versions of said policy." <br />.:5:•r. <br />My proposal is supported by Senate member Mike Lee, S. B.1909 and <br />House member Paul Gossar•, H.B. 1995. 1 will be presenting a similar bill <br />to our State Representatives. However, the tinge -sensitive nature of this <br />issue clearly points to our responsibility on a local level to prevent federal <br />over reach of .IIUD/AFFI-I, by protection through local policy changes. <br />1 am requesting the call for policy change to be addressed under <br />"Commissioners Matters" at your earliest possible convenience. <br />Thank you very much for your response to this matter. <br />PhiFrey <br />?72- 7145 - O��2 <br />