01-11-1978 Council Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

In order to furnish the services herein purchased and provided, the City shall provide adequate staff time and office or program space and shall keep the same available to applicants during scheduled business hours approved by the Council. The City shall also provide adequate signs and directional information to appli- cants and possible applicants so that the place and manner of making application can be easily ascertained. The City shall keep on hand for distribution adequate brochures or other information releases prepared by the Council and shall supplement said brochures with informational releases concerning local details as appropriate. The manner of furnishing these services shall be determined by the City but the parties shall from time to time confer concerning the details of the City's furnishing of the services and the City agrees to comply with reasonable demands of the Council concerning the same. It is the intent of the Council to maintain guidelines for the reasonably uniform furnishing of services by the several cities participating in the area -wide program so that brochures can be printed and affirmative marketing activities can be conducted on an area -wide basis. 5. Program Obligations of Council. The parties understand that the City shall not be required to provide the following program services and activities. Said activities are the sole responsibility of the Council. a) All area -wide affirmative marketing activities such as preparation of brochures and advertising, contacting and working with area community groups and rental property owners and management groups and explaining the program to them. b) Making final determinations of participation, issuing certificates of family participation, making the housing assistance payments to owners, determining whether to authorize evictions, and hearing grievances of applicants. c) Application processing including assisting applicants to complete forms, checking and verifying applicant's income to determine eligibility for participation in the program, determining appropria te- dwelling size, gross rent and gross family contribution to the rental payments, explaining the rights and responsibilities in the program to successful families who have been issued certificates and upon request of a'participating family, assist in locating , suitable units in the City, examining leases and forwarding leases and Housing Assistance Payments Contract to owners for execution. o