North Carolina General Statutes 166A-19.13. Data collection, reporting, use of State and federal funds
(a) The Department of Public Safety shall establish mechanisms to regularly solicit input from entities receiving federal or State disaster recovery funds regarding ways to improve the administration of the funds and associated programs. The mechanisms may include surveys and focus groups.
(b) By December 1, 2020, the Department of Public Safety shall modify its policies and procedures for disaster recovery to do the following:
(1) Where permitted by State law and administrative rule, require the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (Office) to use cost as a factor when awarding contracts for professional services that may be eligible for reimbursement from federal funds. Contracts subject to Article 3D of Chapter 143 of the N.C. Gen. Stat. are exempt from this subsection.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 166A-19.13
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Establish minimum competencies for staff who administer the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, including experience with either traditional CDBG programs or CDBG-DR programs.
(3) Describe how the input obtained from the mechanisms established in subsection (a) of this section will be incorporated into revisions of its policies and procedures.
(c) By January 1, 2020, the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (Office) shall develop performance metrics for all entities receiving federal or State disaster recovery funds, including the following:
(1) Total number of projects managed overall.
(2) Outreach and intake metrics.
(3) Amount of disaster recovery funds spent on administrative activities.
(4) Amount of disaster recovery funds disbursed on behalf of recipients. (2019-250, s. 3.5(b).)