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4 4. Reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information and records related to the County's proposed and actual use of federal and state funding will be provided to citizens to facilitate their meaningful participation. 5. All citizens shall be provided an opportunity to submit their views and proposals during all phases of program design and implementation. 6. Ethnic and culturally diverse members of the community shall be encouraged to participate on any countywide or community based advisory committees established in conjunction with housing and community development activities. PROCESS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION The County shall provide adequate information to citizens, hold public hearings to obtain views regarding application development and program implementation, and provide citizens with an opportunity to comment of program performance. The role of citizens will be specified in this Plan. The Housing and Community Development Department, under the direction of the County Manager, has primary responsibility for administering housing and community development programs in the County. Therefore, this department shall facilitate citizen participation as outlined below. PROGRAM/PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN During the development of the Consolidated Plan, the County will consult the local public housing authorities, residents of public and assisted housing developments, local housing development non-profit agencies as well as other interested citizens to assess the housing needs of the community. A public hearing will be held to provide an opportunity for the public to provide their assessment of housing needs and priorities prior to publishing the proposed Consolidated Plan. A summary of comments received in writing or orally at the public hearings will be prepared and attached to the final Consolidated Plan. After this hearing, the County will make available the Proposed Consolidated Plan for Orange County for public comment for a period, not less than thirty (30) days. Notice regarding the location of the Plan document and the process for commenting will be provided to the abovementioned groups by individual mailings and to the general public by advertisement in the Chapel Hill Herald/The Herald-Sun. At a minimum, a copy of the document will be placed in the Chapel Hill Library and the Orange County Library. The document will also be available for review on the County's Internet site. Special attention will be given to making reasonable accommodations to provide the plan document to persons with disabilities upon request.