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Indian River County will review applications received using the following selection criteria: <br /> 1. Has the recipient previously been furnished assistance and if so, <br /> when and under what circumstances? A former recipient cannot be assisted for <br /> five years and should not be served again until all other eligible recipients have <br /> received assistance. <br /> 2. Number of persons in the family and the family income. <br /> 3. Type of construction (i.e. block, wood frame, etc.), state of deterioration of the <br /> residence and estimated cost to rehabilitate as compared to 1) average residence <br /> cost calculated in the application and 2) the value of the residence after <br /> rehabilitation. Assistance for mobile, manufactured housing, and rental housing <br /> will not be included in this program. <br /> 4. Location of the residence with reference to defined areas, i.e., floodplain, zoning, <br /> incompatible use, etc. <br /> 5. Compatibility(consistency) of the proposed residence rehabilitation with the local <br /> comprehensive plan and/or land development regulations. <br /> 6. Is the recipient current on payments to the local government (i.e. garbage/trash <br /> bill, utility bills, taxes, etc.) and mortgage/lien holders? <br /> 7. maintenance to protect and enhance the investment by meeting local nuisance, <br /> trash, and other environmental or health codes. <br /> 8. Does the recipient have clear title to the property? <br /> 9. Is the structure more than 50 years old? The applicant shall indicate on the <br /> application for assistance whether to his/her knowledge the structure is older than <br /> 50 years old. If he/she answers yes, or if other evidence suggests the structure is <br /> more than 50 years old, Indian River County must notify the State Bureau of <br /> Historic Preservation and receive written approval for the rehabilitation. <br /> 10. In addition to the above, the following priority ranking in Appendix A shall be <br /> strictly adhered to in the selection of qualifying applicants. <br /> D. Removal of Units from Program <br /> The Citizen Advisory Task Force may remove a housing unit from the program for a change in <br /> household income, approved selection criteria, or for not complying with the minimum <br /> qualification procedures. If it is determined that it is necessary to remove an applicant from the <br /> program, a certified letter will be sent to the applicant stating the reasons for the removal. The <br /> applicant will have the right to appeal the decision. <br /> III. CONFLICT OF INTEREST <br /> Although addressed in other places in this Policy, adherence to rules and regulations on the <br /> matter of conflict of interest is mandatory. All applicants that may have a business or familial <br /> relationship with a member of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, Citizen <br /> Advisory Task Force Committee members, Housing Rehabilitation Specialist, Program <br /> Administrator, or participating construction contractors must fully disclose this relationship on <br /> the Application and definitely before a construction contract is executed. In addition, all <br /> beneficiary names must be disclosed at the regular meetings of the Indian River County Board of <br /> County Commissioners and the Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) as selection of <br /> beneficiaries occur and these names must be included in the minutes of both the Council and the <br /> CATF meetings. Indian River County Board of County Commissioners and CATF members <br /> must disclose any relationship with an applicant and must abstain from any vote related to that <br /> 5 <br />