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Exhibit C BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Anoka County. Minnesota F .bruory 21. 1985 RESOLUTION NO. 85-23 DATE OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER Longf.ld TIMELY ExPENDITURE OF c..D.B.G. FUNDS WHEREAS, Anoka County is an Entitlement County and therefore receives annual Community Development Bloc:k Grant (COBG) allocations from the U.S. Deportment of Housing and Urban Developmenlj and, wHEREAS, the Anoko County Board of Commissioners makes these COBG fl,Jnds available to municipaHties in Anoka County for eligible projects; and, WHEREAS, Anoka County, os the grantee, is responsible for the timely expenditure of CDBG funds; and,. , WHEREAS~ Anoka County's performance is measured in port by such timely performance; and, Wl-IEREAS, Anoka County may be subject to HUD fiscal sanctions for failure to expend CDBG funds within Q reasonable period of time: NOW, . THEREF9RE, BE IT RESOLVED that the .Anoko County Boord of Commissioners adopts the foJJowing Policy Regarding Schedule for Expenditure of Community Development Block Gront Funds by Anoko County Subgraotees: POLICY REGARDING SCHEDULE FOR ExPENDITURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS BY ANOKA COUNTY SUB GRANTEES Community Development Block Grant Funds will be reserved for eligib!e budgeted subgrantee activities for up to 18 months after notice of ovailability of such funds for expenditure. If Q community foils to eXpend coac project funds within that time limit, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners wifl withdraw the alfocation for that project. In order that communities may hOve adequate notice of the impending withdrawal, County coaG stoff will notify those communities which hwe not committed CDBC project funds within 12 months after the stort of the applicable CDBG progrom year of that condition. Such nofice wilf enable those communities to re-evQJuate projects and to program the funds if necessary. Those communities whil:.=h t;lre in violation of the I B mon1h rule at the time of adoption of this policy will be gi~en six months. from the. date of the County Board Resolution referencing this policy, to expend their. COBG project funds. A~ the end of the six. month period, the funds will be subject to withdrawal_ The Anoko County ,?oard may on an individual case basis, elect to waive the 18 month rule if 1he Board should determine that the project delay is caused by forces outside the control of the community and that project completion is feasible within Q reasonable amount of time. Funds which revert to Anoka County shall be reallocated at the discretion of the' County Board to either other projects submitted by communities or to County-wide activities. Any community based groups or ather subgrontees of communities must be notified of this policy when they ore considered for CDBG funding.