HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-OR-01 ORDINANCE NO. 84-0R-~
An Ordinance Authorizing the Departraent of
Redevelopment of the City of Jeffersonville
to Hxercise Responsibility for the Development
and the Administering of All Local, State and
Federally FUnded HeOnomic Development, Housing
and Redevelopment Program~ for the City of
Jeffersonville
to promote the economic development of the City and to improw@
the quality of life of /ts citizens, and,
WHEREAs, it is desirable to maximize the efforts of the City
to qualify for and benefit from all SUch appropriate governmental
programs that have as their stated goals economic development
and/or commUnity improvement, and,
WHEREAs, it is also desirable that the City make these aforesaid
efforts as efficiently and as professionally as possible so as to
be able to participate to the fullest degree in the kind °f~co~mercial
&nd industrial development and neighborhood redevelopment progr~uns
that Will make major contributions to the strengthening of the
economic and social life of Jeffersonville and of all of its people;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL that it
hereby authorizes and directs the Department of Redevelopment of
the City of Jeffersonville to exercise the responsibility for
developing and administering all local, State and/or federally
fUnded economic development programs and housing and Community
redevelopment programs in and for the City, including, but not
limited to, the Community Development Block Grant Programs and
the Industrial Development Grant Fund Programs available through
the Indiana Department of Con~erce and the Urban Development Action
Grant Programs and all housing programs available through the
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
it is in the best interests of the City of Jeffersonville
AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
that the Department of Redevelopment, in furtherance of and in
implementation of its aforesaid authorized responsibility is more
particularly empowered and directed in respect to these aforesaid
d~velopment, redevelopment and housing programs to Complete all
necessary applications, reviews and report%,to receive, handle and
adrainister the grant funds and to see to the proper fiscal manage-
ment thereof, to prepare or have prepared the necessary plans and
studies, to develop and implement all program activities, and to
perform all duties and meet all Specific requirements of these
programs or of any other local, state and/or federally funded pro-
grams in which the City of Jeffersonville might participate in the
future so as to facilitate the achievement of its aforesaid goals
of economic development and community improvement.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COMMON CO~CIL
that it hereby charges the Department of Redevelopment with the
responsibility and duty Go continue to develop Sound and resourceful
development and redevelopment programs which will maintain the City
in a favorable position in respect to any and all such new programs
which might be developed in the future by the local, state and
federal funding agencies.
This Ordinance shall be in
its passage and approval.
Adopted this.. ~ / day of
full force and effect from and after
~J~ , 1984.
ATTEST:
i CLERK- TREASUB~R ~-'
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of
Jeffersonville, this...~/ day of_ ~T~A3. , 1984.
the City of
Approved and signed by me this
1984.