Welcome to Historic Apalachicola, Florida

Equal Employment Opportunity - Lee Mathes
(850) 653-9319
lmathes@cityofapalachicola.com

504/ADA - Sheneidra Cummings
(850) 653-9319
scummings@cityofapalachicola.com

Fair Housing Coordinator - Leslie Glaze
(850) 653-9319
lglaze@cityofapalachicola.com

City of Apalachicola Fair Housing Rights Statement:
The City of Apalachicola is committed to providing a vibrant and inclusive community for everyone. As part of this commitment, we want to remind you of your rights under the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing including rentals, sales, and lending-based on: Race, Color, Religion, Sex (including Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation), National Origin, Familial Status (families with children under 18), and Disability. This means no one can legally be denied housing or face different rules because of who they are. View a Fair Housing Public Service Announcement Video

Section 3 Business and Employment Notice

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) is a federal program that provides funding for housing and community development. In 1974, Congress created the program by passing the Housing and Community Development Act, Title I. The national objectives of the program are to:

• Address urgent community development needs
• Benefit low- and moderate-income persons
• Prevent or eliminate slum or blight

The program, administered and funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, consists of two components:

1. Entitlement: Provides funds directly to urban areas
2. Small cities: Provides funds to the states for distribution to rural areas

The City of Apalachicola has implemented 4 CDBG-DR projects and encourages all Section 3 Qualified workers to apply for the positions listed below.

M0016-Avenues Stormwater
M0033-Hill Community Revitalization
M0034-Riverfront Revitalization Project
M0142-Market Street Vacuum Station

In the implementation of these projects the following types of job may be available:

Painter, Laborer (Common or General), Laborer (Pipelayer), Operator (Backhoe/Excavator), Operator (Bulldozer), Operator (Loader), Truck Driver (Includes 4 axel, Distributor, Dump, Lowboy and Tandem Trucks), Welders, Ironworker, Carpenter, Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher.

All job openings will be posted in the Human Resources Department at the City of Apalachicola City Hall, 1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola, Fl 32320 and at the primary construction site.

Additionally, to the greatest extent feasible, construction contracts and sub-contracts may be awarded to businesses located in and owned by people residing in Franklin County. All procurements will be made on a competitive basis. The names of businesses and job seekers who respond to this notice will be given to the prime contractor for utilization in subcontractor solicitation and job offerings.

In order to be included on procurement and employment/training lists for this CDBG-DR project, interested persons and firms should register by contacting Leslie Glaze, Apalachicola City Planner, lglaze@cityofapalachicola.com.

COMPLAINTS OR APPEALS The goal of the City of Apalachicola is to provide an opportunity to resolve complaints in a timely manner, usually within 15 business days as expected by HUD, if practicable, and to provide the right to participate in the process and appeal a decision when there is reason for an applicant to believe its application was not handled according to program policies.

Complainants can appeal program decisions related to one of the following activities:

1. A program eligibility determination.
2. A program assistance award calculation.
3. A program decision concerning housing unit damage and the resulting program outcome.

Citizens may first file a written or verbal complaint through the City by mailing the submission to the following address:

Attention:
Charles, Anderson, City Manager
1 Bay Avenue
Apalachicola, FL 32320
(850) 653-9319

Attention:
Leslie Glaze, Grant, Compliance, and Procurement Director
1 Bay Avenue
Apalachicola, FL 32320
(850) 370-0270

Attention:
Dan Hartman, City Attorney
PO Box 10910
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 386-4242

Citizens may file a written complaint or appeal with the Office of Long-Term Resiliency by email at CDBGDR@Commerce.FL.gov or by mail to the following address:

HUD Complaints
Attention:
Office of Long-Term Resiliency Florida Department of Commerce
107 East Madison Street
The Caldwell Building, MSC 420
Tallahassee, Florida 32399

If the complainant is not satisfied by the Subrecipient’s determination or FloridaCommerce’s response, then the complainant may file a written appeal by following the instructions issued in the letter of response. If the complainant has not been satisfied with the response at the conclusion of the complaint or appeals process, a formal complaint may then be addressed directly to the regional Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at:

Fair Housing Complaints Department of Housing & Urban Development
Charles E. Bennet Federal Building
400 West Bay Street, Suite 1015
Jacksonville, FL 32202