La. Admin. Code tit. 13 § III-1103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1103 - Urban

A. Applicant. Applicant organization may not be a tax levying body.

B. Staff. Must employ professional full-time executive director. Must submit Resume and evidence of employment by applicant organization.

C. Service Area

1. If organization has been active for the past three years and has had no change in service area during that time, a list of parishes and/or cities served must be submitted.

2. If applicant has been organized during past three years, evidence of acceptability to parish/local government must be presented. This may take the form of a resolution, a letter of approbation from the chief elected official, evidence that elected officials sit (by virtue of their position) on the board of the applicant and/or evidence that dues are paid or contributions made by local governing bodies to the applicant organization.

D. Budget

1. A budget, developed according to state guidelines, covering use of the grant for the negotiated scope of work must be submitted and will be made part of the contract. Monies received through the LEDS program may constitute no more than 50 percent of the current budget of the organization. Satisfactory evidence of this ratio must be submitted at the time of application and at the time of the fourth quarter financial report.

2. No monies received under this program shall be used for acquisitions.

3. At the discretion of the Department of Commerce, up to 75 percent of the monies may be used for one major project.

E. Authorization to Enter into Contract. A resolution from the board of the applicant organization must be submitted authorizing entering into contract and naming signator.

F. Scope of Work. Performance standards for all tasks shall be made part of the contract.

La. Admin. Code tit. 13, § III-1103

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Office of Commerce and Industry, LR 10:741 (October 1984), amended LR 12:663 (October 1986).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:921 et seq.