Section 1.06. Annual application.

 

(1)  Any county may apply to the department for its allocation of the aids appropriated for the program. Two or more counties may jointly prepare a single project proposal, but each county is required to submit its own application. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department shall encumber the funds allocated to a county upon approval of the county's application by the department and the execution of a contract between the department and the county. The contract shall provide for a schedule of disbursement of state aids so encumbered.

(2)  Applications for grants of allocated aids shall be submitted to the department no later than December 31 of the year immediately preceding the project year. No application received after January 1 of the project year shall be funded unless the secretary of the department determines that a later date is appropriate.

(3)  Applications shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the department and signed by the county board chair, county executive or county administrator, or the county position authorized in writing each year by this person. Applications shall include, but not be limited to, a project description, a project budget, a plan for allocated aid held in trust, and such other relevant information as the department may require to effectively evaluate the proposal. In addition, the application shall include formal comments on the proposed project(s) by appropriate county agencies such as committees or commissions on aging and boards created under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 , Stats.

(5)  A county shall submit the original of its application to the department.

(6)  A county applicant shall submit a copy of its application for review and comment to the appropriate regional planning commission, area agency on aging and department of health services' regional office. In order to be considered by the department, comments by such agencies must be submitted to the department by February 1 of the grant year.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265 , eff. 2-1-78; am. Register, November, 1978, No. 275 , eff. 12-1-78; am. (2) and (3), Register, July, 1981, No. 307 , eff. 8-1-71; am. (3) and (4), Register, January, 1984, No. 337 , eff. 2-1-84; am. (1), Register, June, 1988, No. 390 , eff. 7-1-88; CR 04-034 : am (2) (3), (5) and (6), r. (4) Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register March 2012 No. 675 .