The Department is established to plan, coordinate, direct, and manage various activities, services, and programs provided by the City to support low-income families and poverty reduction initiatives in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws, and rules, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and policies established thereunder.
The Department shall, on behalf of the City:
(a) Propose, develop, and implement programs to prevent and reduce poverty and improve quality of life for low-income families, including improving access to financial literacy and child-care services and programming relating to early childhood education.
(b) Manage grant and City funds to support the City's existing programs and new initiatives supporting its low-income families and poverty reduction efforts, including neighborhood capital improvement projects funded through the Consolidated Plan.
(c) Develop and administer the City's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan and all related reports and documents. The development of the City's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans include, but are not limited to tracking the attainment of proposed goals on an annual basis to ensure compliance with federal rules and regulations as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(d) Administer social services programs and commissions previously administered by the Housing and Community Investment Department relating to poverty reduction and low-income families, including the Community Action Board, the Domestic Violence Alliance, the Commission on Community and Family Services, FamilySource Centers, domestic violence and human trafficking shelters, early childhood programming, and homeless prevention programs.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 187,122, Eff. 8-8-21.