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3. When a significant number of non - English speaking residents can reasonably be expected to <br />participate in a public hearing, Contractor shall provide an interpreter to accommodate the needs <br />II of the non - English speaking residents. <br />E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7 of this contract, Contractor shall retain documentation <br />of the public hearing notices, a list of the attendees at each hearing, and minutes of each hearing <br />held in accordance with this section for a period of three (3) years after the termination of this <br />contract. Contractor shall make such records available to the public in accordance with TEX. GOVT. <br />CODE ANN. Chapter 552. <br />F. Complaint Procedures. Contractor shall maintain written citizen complaint procedures that provide <br />a timely written response to complaints and grievances. Such procedures shall comply with the <br />requirements of the Texas Community Development Program Complaint System, 10 TAC Sec. 1.11 - <br />1.13. Contractor shall ensure that its citizens are aware of the location and hours at which they may <br />obtain a copy of the written procedures and the address and phone number for submitting <br />complaints. <br />SECTION 22. SPECIAL CONDITIONS <br />A. Department shall not release any funds for any costs incurred by Contractor under this contract <br />until Department has received a copy of Contractor's previous fiscal year audit report or certification <br />from Contractor that its fiscal control and fund accounting procedures are adequate to assure the <br />proper disbursal of and accounting for funds provided under this contract. Department shall specify <br />the content and form of such certification. <br />B. Department shall not be liable to Contractor for any costs incurred by Contractor under this <br />contract until Department receives a properly completed Depository/Authorized Signators Form, as <br />specified by Department, from Contractor. <br />C. Contractor shall not advertise or solicit bids for construction or rehabilitation of a project assisted <br />with funds provided under this contract until Contractor has received the applicable prevailing wage <br />rates from Department. <br />D. In accordance with Section 18 of this contract, this contract shall terminate six (6) months after the <br />commencement date specified in Section 2 unless activities funded under this contract have begun <br />by such date. <br />E. Contractor shall provide a copy of its proposed housing rehabilitation assistance program <br />guidelines for Department review and approval prior to the selection of program recipients and prior to <br />Department's release of funds for such activities. Contractor's housing rehabilitation assistance <br />program guidelines must include provisions for compliance with Section 31 of the Federal Fire <br />Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (which requires that any housing unit rehabilitated with <br />Department funds be protected by a hard -wired or battery- operated smoke detector) and provisions <br />for compliance with the Texas Community Development Program Policy And Procedures For Hazard <br />Identification, Notification And Abatement Of Lead -Based Paint (which establishes a policy to <br />eliminate as far as practicable the hazards of lead poisoning due to the presence of lead -based paint <br />in any housing unit rehabilitated with Department funds). <br />SECTION 23. DEBARMENT <br />By signing this contract, Contractor certifies that it will not award any funds provided under this <br />contract to any party which is debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for <br />participation in federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549 and 24 CFR Part 24. <br />Page 11 of 12 <br />