AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Receive comments regarding the City of Griffin’s request to the Department of Community Affairs for an exception based upon the conflict of interest held by Commissioner Douglas S. Hollberg. Director of Planning and Development Toussaint Kirk will address.

The City of Griffin is a applying for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Facility Grants in the amount of $500,000 in 2014. 24 CFR Part 85, §85.36(b)(3) states in relevant part “No employee, officer or agent of a grantee or sub-grantee shall participate in the selection, or in the award or administration of a contract supported by Federal  funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved.

Disclosing a conflict of interest for either residing or owning property within the CDBG 2016 areas is Commissioner Douglas S. Hollberg.