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I JECOlV'OMIC OPIPORTf!JNJTY A7flANJtA IN CORPORATE. P IOI MARIETTA STR£ET 8LDG., ATLANTA J &EOR0IA 30303 TELE?HONE 525-4-262 March 5, 1968 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Ge or gia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The 1967 Amendments to the Economic Opportuni t y Ac t r equire certain procedure s t o assure that communi t y action a gencies respon s ible f or programs f ina nce d by the Off ice o f Economic Opportuni t y are designated by local governments to serve this purpose. Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc . s e rves all of . Fulton , Gwinnett and Rockd ale Countie s and the City o f At l a nta, including that p o rtion o f Atlanta i n DeKalb County. This s ervice i s a res ult o f authorization b y each o f the three counties a nd t h e City o f Atlanta contained in substantially identical resolutions of the gover ning bodies of each o f the four jurisdictions . As a first s t ep i n t h is procedu re, each o f t h e f our jurisdic t i ons should complete the attached CAP Form #69 , a statement of intention t o designate a c ommunity action agency. To c ontinu e EOA as you r age ncy , the f orm should be completed as indicated, o r o t h erwi se a s p r ov ide d f o r i f you desire a cha n ge. Nex t steps will pro vide that p ol itical sub-divisions within the three counties be advised of your intention to name EOA as the continuing c ommunity action agency; provision f or a public hearing on the matter; a nd an opport unity f o r individual political sub- divisions not t o participate if they s o choose. Mr . Jim Parham , �Mayor Allen March 5, 1968 -2- Executive Administrator of EOA, and other members of our staff will work with your representative to conform to these procedures as simply as possible. Your continued support and cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Chairman, Board of Directors BJ/kd Attachment cc: Mr. Jim Parham �