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1998 . Colorado FIDod HlWnI Mitigation Plan (408) tit live director. In addition, the executive director and EDO staffs work closely with the various independent boards and commissions established by state statute and located in the department These include the Board of Assessment Appeals and the Economic De- velopment and Motion Picture and Television commis- sions. 3.2.1.3,1 Field Services Field Services coordinates the work of the field repre- sentatives and administers fIVe programs. The field representatives work with local clients to identify their needs; develop response capacity; coordinate delivery of department services, including financial assistance program services; provide follow-up with evaluation of services and project effectiveness; and serve as advo- cates for both local government clients and for depart- ment agencies. Primary clients include counties, mu- nicipalities and special districts. The EnergylMineral Impact Assistance program pro- vides grants and loans for planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities and the provision of public services. Eligible recipients are municipalities, counties, school districts, special districts and other political subdivisions socially or economically im- pacted by the development, processing or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels. e The "Small Cities" Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides grants and loans for housing, public facilities and business assistance pro- jects that primarily benefit low/moderate income per- sons or eliminate. slums or blight Eligible recipients are all municipalities and counties except those larger jurisdictions that receive CDBG funding on an "entitlemenf' basis directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applications for CDBG public facilities projects and Energy Impact Assistance funds are submitted to Field Services. The DOLA executive director makes final funding decisions. The Division of Housing and the state Housing Board considers applications for CDBG housing projects monthly. Most CDBG applications for business financ- ing are handled by the state Office of Business Devel- opment. The Contiguous Counties Limited Gaming Impact pro- gram provides grants to finance planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities and for the provi- sion of public services related to the impact of gaming. Grants may only be provided to counties that are geographically contiguous to the two gaming counties and the tribal lands. e The Stale Search and Rescue Fund reimburses county sheriffs for eligible costs associated with local search and rescue efforts. It also is a source of grant financ- ing for search and rescue equipment and training. The state Search and Rescue Advisory Committee provide policy guidance for administration of the fund. 3.2.1.3.2 Division of Local Government The Division of Local Govemment (DLG) builds inde- pendent local government capacity through general government, community development and information services. DLG provides technical assistance, training, written materials and data to enhance service capabilities of local governments. Services include assistance with a variety of local government responsibilities including budgeting and financial management; planning for capital improvernents; special district elections and administration; purchasing; land use and environmen- tal matters; water and sewer financing and operations; and financial capacity research and analysis. Support for local and regional activities resuiting from Gover- , nor Rome~s Smart Growth and Development initiative are provided. DLG evaluates the financial and managerial capacity of Iocai government applicants to certain state and federal funding programs. Local government financial capacity is also evaluated to support emergency man- agement funding decisions. DLG distributes Conservation Trust Fund monies from Lottery proceeds to over 400 eligible local entities, and provides administrative support to the Colorado Emer- gency Planning CommissioD, Colorado Natural Haz- ards Mitigation Council, Colorado Incident Command System Board and to the executive - legislative - local Colorado Stale-Local Forum, an advisory commission on intergovernmental relations. DLG provides demographic and economic informa- tion, assistance and coordination to public and private organizations. A subscription service that enables users to access and download much of these data directly is available. Cartography/GIS provides and exchanges cartographic information and a range of cartographic products and geographic information ser- vices to local governments, other state agencies and private firms. DlG annually publishes the Local Gov- ernment Financial Compendium, which provides the single best source of statistical and financial informa- tion for the state's counties and municipalities, and maintains a number of databases containing informa- tion on local governments in the state. Within DLG is the OffICe of Emergency Management (OEM). Services are made available through local emergency managers supported by OEM staff as- signed to specific geographic areas of the state. In the ~pub Chaptier 3 . 9 1128/91l10:51 PM