[Ord. No. 870 §1, 11-6-2000]
There is hereby created and established a Housing Rehabilitation
and Citizens Advisory Board (hereinafter called the Board) to serve
the Governing Body of the City of Caruthersville, which Board shall
have the functions, duties and authority prescribed herein.
[Ord. No. 870 §2, 11-6-2000]
The Board shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed
by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. All members shall
be residents of the City and shall serve the duration of the City's
2000 State Community Development Block Grant, No. 2000-ND-03. Any
vacancies which occur during the term of said Grant may be filled
for the remaining term by appointment by the Mayor with the consent
of the City Council. All members of the Board shall serve without
pay.
[Ord. No. 870 §3, 11-6-2000]
A. The
Board shall have the following functions, duties and authority:
1. Serve as a citizens' advisory group for Community Development Applications
to the State CDBG program.
2. Receive and process applications for housing rehabilitation grants.
3. Receive bids and award contracts for housing rehabilitation.
4. Approve final inspections of housing rehabilitation work and recommend
payments to be made to the contractor by the City.
5. Establish policy where not otherwise specified.
6. Recommend changes in program guidelines to the City Council of the
City.
7. Authorize change orders to work in progress, which authorization
shall be subject to appeal in the manner hereinafter set forth in
Subparagraph (8).
8. Have decision-making authority concerning repair of existing housing,
provided, however, that the owner of any house who disputes any such
decision made by the Board may appeal such decision to the City Council
of the City if such appeal is made in writing and filed with the City
Clerk within ten (10) days after the Board's decision is made. Upon
receipt of such notice of appeal, the City Council of the City shall
set a time and place for a hearing of the appeal and shall give said
owner written notice thereof. At such hearing said owner shall be
given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause why the Board's
decision should be modified or overruled. Upon hearing the evidence
and testimony presented at such hearing, the City Council of the City
shall issue its order either sustaining, modifying or over-ruling
the Board's decision, which order shall be reduced to writing and
mailed to said owner, at his last known address, within ten (10) days
after the date of the hearing. The only decisions which shall be subject
to appeal by any owner shall be those decisions made by the Board
pursuant to this Subparagraph (8) and Subparagraph (7) above.
[Ord. No. 870 §4, 11-6-2000]
The Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman, who shall
serve for the duration of said Grant.
[Ord. No. 870 §5, 11-6-2000]
The Board shall determine meeting times and places. Special
meetings may be held on call of the Chairman. A majority of the Board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Board
shall cause a proper record to be kept of its proceedings.