SECTION 70:10-3-30. Appeal procedure

  Any organization qualified to submit applications to the Council for financial assistance may appeal the action of the Council concerning said applications.

(1)   Every step of the procedure will be documented with necessary reports, letters, data and other material necessary for a complete record of the appeal procedure.

(2)   Appeals against any proposed or contracted project, program, activity or service must be made in writing no more than 10 days after receipt of official notice by the organization submitting application and sent to the Executive Director at the Agency office.

(3)   The Executive Director will respond in writing within thirty (30) days of receiving written appeal from the organization.

(4)   Upon finding sufficient cause, the Executive Director may request a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Council to review the appeal filed by the organization in question. The Executive Committee may meet with the organization filing an appeal. The special meeting of the Executive Committee will take place within thirty (30) days after the Executive Director's response to the organization's filing of the written appeal. The Executive Committee will make a recommendation concerning any appeal to the full Council for action at the next Council meeting following the special meeting of the Executive Committee.

(5)   Within twenty (20) days after the Council meeting, the Chairman of the Council shall respond in writing to the organization filing an appeal. The Chairman's response to the organization, which has filed the appeal, will be the final decision of the Council.

[Source: Added at 21 Ok Reg 2008, eff 6-25-04]