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6 <br />Within sixty days of the end of the federal fiscal year, the County will. prepare an Annual <br />Performance Report for submission to HUD. A public hearing will be held to provide citizen <br />comments regarding the organization's performance prior to submission of the report to HUD. <br />In addition, the Performance Report will be made available in each town in the County for public <br />review and comment for a minimum period of 15 days not to exceed 30 days. <br />Notice regarding the location of the Plan document and the process for commenting will be <br />provided to the abovementioned groups by individual mailings and to the general public by <br />advertisement in the Chapel Hill Herald/The Herald-Sun. Special attention will be given to <br />making reasonable accommodations to provide the plan document to persons with disabilities <br />upon request. <br />MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />All Housing and Community Development related meetings and public hearings shall be timely, <br />held at convenient times and at readily accessible locations. A notice of meetings and public <br />hearings will be published in the Chapel Hill Herald/Herald-Sun as well as delivered to citizen <br />groups and social service agencies. These meetings and public hearings shall provide for broad <br />citizen participation and make possible arrangements for full involvement by the handicapped, <br />elderly, and other special populations. Minutes or summaries that record the content of all public <br />hearings shall be retained by Orange County. Additionally, any questions posed regarding <br />community development plans and projects will be responded to in writing no later than 10 <br />days after receipt of the question(s). <br />All public hearing notices shall be published in accordance with applicable Federal and/or State <br />regulations. Unless superseded by these regulations, all notices shall be published a minimum of <br />ten (10) calendar days but not more than 25 days prior to the public hearing.. Such notices shall <br />be published a minimum in The Chapel Hill Herald/Herald-Sun and will indicate the time, <br />location, date, procedures, and topics to be discussed. <br />The Orange County ADA Coordinator may be contacted to make reasonable accommodations <br />under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, the County will make available <br />interpreter services to meet the needs of non-English speaking residents when a significant <br />number of non-English speaking residents are expected to participate. <br />TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE <br />Resources must be made available to provide technical assistance to group's representative of <br />low and moderate-income persons that request such assistance. The assistance may range form <br />grant writing seminars to help in establishing anon-profit organization. <br />