Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 085 - Business Council › Sub-Agency 0010 - Community Development Block Grant › Chapter 1 - GENERAL POLICIES › Section 1-11 - Citizen Participation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants are
				required to solicit citizen input through a properly publicized public hearing
				before submission of an application. For the purposes of this program seven (7)
				days is the minimum period for notification of a hearing date and notice should
				be advertised in a legal newspaper with common, local distribution or posted
				for a minimum of ten (10) calendar days in conspicuous public places if there
				is no local newspaper available. The hearing must inform citizens of the date,
				time and location of the meeting, type of grant application that will be
				submitted, amount of the request, name and brief description of the project for
				which grant funds are being requested, type and amount of matching funds that
				will be contributed and the CDBG National Objective that will be met. The
				intent of this process is to obtain citizen input, not to inform the public
				what the elected officials have already decided. Citizens must also be provided
				an opportunity to comment if they are unable to attend the hearing and
				reasonable accommodations must be provided for those with disabilities. Minutes
				of the public hearing must be part of the application. For additional
				information on the citizen participation requirements please reference 2010
				Citizen Participation Plan as amended (2012).
A grant may be awarded only if the applicant certifies that
				  it has:
(i) Provided for and
				encouraged citizen participation, with particular emphasis on participation by
				persons of low and moderate income who are residents of slum and blight areas
				and of areas in which CDBG funds are proposed to be used;
(ii) Provided citizens with reasonable and
				timely access to local meetings, information, and records relating to the local
				governments proposed and actual use of funds;
(iii) Provided for technical assistance to
				groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that request such
				assistance in developing proposals with the level and type of assistance to be
				determined by the grantee;
(iv)
				Provided for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to
				proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program,
				including at least the development of needs, the review of proposed activities,
				and review of program performance, these hearings shall be held after adequate
				notice at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries,
				and with accommodation for the handicapped;
(v) Provided for a timely written answer to
				written complaints and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable;
				and
(vi) Identified how the needs
				of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings
				where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably
				expected to participate. Identified how the needs of handicapped/disabled
				individuals will be met in the case of public hearings.