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OFFICE OF REVEHUg SHARJNG 2401 £ STREET. N.W. COLUMBIA PLAZA HIC;HRIS£ WASHINGTON, D.C, 20226 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY JUL :~ 9 1981 Dear Mayor Gamec: This is in reference to the public participation compliance review undertaken by the Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS) to determine whether the government of Ramsey, Minnesbta, has complied with public parti- cipation provisions of the Revenue Sharing Act as amended. By letter dated June 8, 1981, your government was informed that it may not have fully complied with the provisions of Subpart B during its fiscal year ended December 31, 1979. Our letter also advised that documentation showing compliance with the provisions of Subpart B during the most recent fiscal year budget appropriation p¥ocess would be sufficient documentation to close this case. We have received your response of June 30, 1981 to our request for information. The response transmitted information of your government's fiscal year 1980 budget actions. We have reviewed the documentation and find that the provisions of Subpart B were substantially complied with by your government. There were, however, several deficiencies in the public notices. Notice of the November 25, 1980 proposed use hearing failed to include the amount of unappropriated funds in the trust fund and the amount of funds expected to be received during the fiscal year. The notice also referred to Section 51.15 of the revenue sharing regulations as implementing the proposed use hearing requirements. The proposed use hearing requirements are implemented under Section 51.13 of the regulations. Section 51.15 refers to amendments and modifications to an enacted budget. Notice of the December'16, 1980 revenue sharing budget hearing failed to include a summary of the entire proposed budget, including general funds. The notice also failej to state where the proposed budget could be viewed prior tO the date of the public hearing. Also, notice of the availability of the enacted budget summary for public inspection was not forwarded to this Office. If this notice has not been published, it is recommended that it be done so at once and retained in your revenue sharing records. The above deficiencies in the proposed use hearing and budget hearing notices and the lack of a notice of availability of the enacted budget summary are only technical in nature and will not be considered as evidence of substantial noncompliance in this instance. In the future, all notice requirements must be fully complied with by your government. ~