The City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium are seeking citizen input regarding community needs for the preparation of the City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014. The Annual Action Plan is the City's budget for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs. The Plan also includes budgets for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding by the City of Urbana, City of Champaign, and Champaign County.
To maintain and improve the quality of life for Urbana citizens by providing programs of economic development, housing, planning, zoning enforcement, and building safety code enforcement.
Major Activities of the Community Development Department:
- Plan and implement department goals, plans, standards and policies
- Manage resources for efficient achievement of City and department goals and objectives
- Develop department staff through training and evaluation procedures
- Manage personnel through work directives and rules
- Represent the department and City in various intergovernmental activities, in matters with the news-media and at public relations meetings and events
- Participate in the planning and preparation of the City's capital improvements long-term plan and budget