WASHINGTON PARISH

 

RESOLUTION NO.11-530

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARISH PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THOSE DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS REQUIRED IN THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING OF THE WASHINGTON PARISH GOVERNMENT FACILITY EXPANSION UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT—INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (CDBG-DR) AND CERTIFYING THAT THE “URGENT NEED” NATIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVE IS BEING MET.

 

 

            WHEREAS, the Washington Parish Government has submitted an application for funding under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Infrastructure Program; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Department of Housing & Urban Development regulations require that the Washington Parish Government certify that these activities for which CDBG funds are being requested are designed to alleviate existing conditions which pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community; which are of recent origin or which recently became urgent, and that the Parish is unable to finance the activity on its own, and that no other funds are available; and,

 

            NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Washington Parish Council, as the governing authority of Washington Parish, hereby certifies that the activities for which CDBG funds are being requested for the Washington Parish Government Facility Expansion project are designed to alleviate existing conditions which pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community; are of recent origin or which recently became urgent and that the Washington Parish Government is unable to finance the activity on its own and there are no other funds available.

 

 

The resolution was offered by Councilman  Michael Fussell_, seconded by Councilman         Ken Wheat.

 

           YEAS: (7) Fussell, Nassauer, Johnson, Thomas, Route, Posey and Wheat

         NAYS: (0)

         ABSENT: (0)

         ABSTAINED: (0)

 

 

            SIGNATURE_____       

Aubrey Posey, Chairman

Washington Parish Council

 

 

 

            SIGNATURE____________

Sharon Lyons, Clerk of the Council

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, SHARON LYONS, CLERK TO THE WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Washington Parish Council, in regular session convened on the __12th___ day of _September______________, 2011 at which meeting a quorum was present.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

GIVEN UNDER MY OFFICIAL SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this __15th day of __September__, 2011, Franklinton Louisiana.

 

 

 

 

__SIGNATURE________________

Sharon Lyons, Clerk to the Council

Washington Parish

Resolution No.11-530