Franklin County authorizes administrator to submit HUD 2026 action plan and 2025 CAPER

Greta Armstrong, community development official for Franklin County, asked the Board to authorize the county administrator to approve and execute the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2026 Annual Action Plan and the 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

Armstrong told the commissioners that, as an entitlement urban county, Franklin County must annually submit a one-year action plan describing planned uses of HUD funds including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding. She noted the draft plan had been circulated to offices for review and that HUD deadlines required submission in early June 2026. "This resolution will give the county administrator authority to approve and execute the county's 2026 annual action plan," Armstrong said in the presentation.

Commissioners voted to adopt Resolution 361-26, authorizing staff to finalize and submit the plan and the CAPER. The record shows no substantive debate in session; the item passed on roll-call votes recorded by the clerk.

The action gives the county administrator delegated authority to complete required HUD filings on the county's behalf and to finalize technical or administrative edits needed to meet HUD deadlines. Staff indicated the CAPER is due approximately 90 days after the close of HUD's fiscal year, and the annual action plan must be filed before the HUD submission deadline noted in the meeting materials.