Qualification as Urban County Sample Clauses
The "Qualification as Urban County" clause defines the criteria and process by which a county is recognized as an "urban county" for legal or administrative purposes. Typically, this involves meeting specific population thresholds or other statutory requirements, and may require periodic certification or documentation to maintain this status. The clause ensures that only counties meeting these standards are eligible for certain federal or state programs, funding, or regulatory benefits, thereby providing clarity and consistency in the application of relevant laws and resources.
Qualification as Urban County. In addition to such assurances and agreements as may have been made by previously executed ordinances in order to meet the criteria for funding eligibility as an “urban county” the municipality will cooperate with the county by undertaking or assisting in the undertaking of essential community development and housing assistance activities specifically including urban renewal and publicly assisted housing as set forth in the application filed. The Municipality and the County will take all required actions to comply with the Urban County’s certification required by Section 104(b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Fair Housing Act, Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other applicable laws. This Agreement shall be effective only when sufficient municipalities have signed the Agreement so that a population of 200,000 is represented and when all other federal eligibility criteria for designation as an “urban county” under the Act have been satisfied. In the event that sufficient municipalities do meet these criteria should not sign the Agreement within the time period set forth by HUD, the Freeholder Director shall so notify all signatories and the Agreement shall thereupon be null and void. In order to comply with federal requirements, the County government, through the Board of Chosen Freeholders, shall be the applicant for community development funds and shall take the full responsibility and assume all obligations of an applicant under the federal Act. The County shall have final responsibility for selecting activities and annually filing final statements, including the Consolidated Plan, with HUD.
Qualification as Urban County. In addition to such assurances and agreements as may have been made by previously executed ordinances, the County and participating UGLGs agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specific urban renewal and publicly assisted housing. The County and participating UGLGs agree to take all actions necessary to assure compliance with the urban county’s certification required by section 104(b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act , and affirmatively furthering fair housing, section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which incorporates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1991, and other applicable laws. No urban county funding shall be provided for activities in or in support of participating UGLGs that do not affirmatively further fair housing within their respective jurisdictions or that impedes the County’s action to comply with its fair housing certification. The County and cooperating unit of general local government has adopted and is enforcing:
1. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
2. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non- violent civil rights demonstrations within jurisdictions. It is understood by all parties to this Agreement that non-compliance by any participating UGLG included in an urban county may constitute non-compliance by the urban county, possibly resulting in funding sanctions or other remedial actions by HUD. Pursuant to 24 CFR 570.501(b), UGLGs are subject to the same requirements applicable to subrecipients, including the requirement of a written agreement as described in 24 CFR 570.503. Pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub. L. 113-235, the participating UGLG may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that dir...