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Commissioners adopt fair-housing policies, proclaim April as Fair Housing Month and approve local notice
Summary
Dimmit County commissioners approved updated fair-housing policies linked to a TXCDBG grant, proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month and authorized publication of the required notice in the local newspaper.
Dimmit County’s commissioners on Feb. 24 unanimously approved updated fair-housing policies required for a Texas Community Development Block Grant (TXCDBG CFC250241), proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month, and approved publication of the required fair-housing notice in the local newspaper.
County staff explained the resolutions and proclamation are procedural requirements for grant applications handled through regional partners (Middle Rio Grande Development Council/Miss Rodriguez was cited as the grant applicant contact). The court's actions were described as an annual housekeeping step that allows the county to apply for housing-related grants and to attest to compliance with federal Fair Housing Act obligations.
The proclamation text presented on the record cites Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the federal Fair Housing Act) and urges citizens to support equal housing opportunity; the court approved the proclamation and authorized publication of the notice in local media as part of TXCDBG grant requirements.
Commissioners moved and seconded each item and recorded “motion carries” for the policy adoption, proclamation, and publication approval. No dissent or amendment to the proposed language was recorded during the meeting.
