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Committee examines bill to ensure city employees aren’t excluded from resident-directed grants
Summary
House Bill 273 would clarify that city employees who are otherwise qualified are not barred from receiving resident-directed grant benefits such as Community Development Block Grant assistance; sponsors cited a 2011 attorney general opinion that excluded some city employees from disaster-recovery aid.
A member of the House Committee on County and Municipal Government presented House Bill 273 to clarify that city employees who otherwise qualify should not be excluded from resident-directed grant programs.
The presenter said the bill responds to a 2011 attorney general opinion after tornadoes in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa that had prevented some city employees from benefiting from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
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