It is deemed desirable to establish and maintain such a Department pursuant to the provisions set forth in this chapter in order to provide for the proper planning, coordination, direction and management of the City’s various community development activities to be carried out in accordance with Federal law, State law, local law, and the rules, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and policies established thereunder.
It shall be the purpose of the Community Development Department on behalf of the City:
(1) to consolidate and carry out programs previously assigned to those various City departments and agencies consolidated by this chapter;
(2) to plan, develop, propose, carry out and/or cause to be carried out by the appropriate department(s) or agency(ies) those community development programs established by the Mayor and the Council pursuant to Federal, State and local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines, agreements and policies for eliminating, reducing and preventing obsolescence and blight in the City; providing for the rehabilitation of and for new community facilities; conducting programs designed to improve the qualification of disadvantaged and unskilled persons for regular employment in the public and private sectors; provide for community organization-operated programs in the various communities of the City; and, in general, initiate and, with the Mayor’s and Council’s approval, implement remedial programs to enhance the physical and social conditions of the communities. Responsibilities of the Department for functions shall become operative as provided in actions transferring or assigning the resources pertinent thereto, to the Community Development Department.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord.. No. 148,792, Eff. 10-16-76, Oper. 1-1-77.
Amended by: Ord. No. 157,596, Eff. 5-15-83; Ord. No. 166,009, Eff. 8-2-90.