Okaloosa County BOCC — September 1, 2015 — 2014-2015 State Aid GrantAgreement — reading text

STATE AID TO LIBRARIES GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative Governing Board for and on behalf of Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative This Agreement is by and between the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, hereinafter referred to as the “Division," and the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative Governing Board for and on behalf of Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative, hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee." The Grantee has submitted an application and has met all eligibility requirements and has been awarded a State Aid to Libraries Grant (CSFA 45.030) by the Division in the amount specified on the “Fiscal Year 2015-2016 State Aid to Libraries Final Grants” document (which is incorporated as part of this Agreement and entitled Attachment B). The Division has the authority to administer this grant in accordance with Section 257, Florida Statutes. By reference, the application and any approved revisions are hereby made a part of this agreement. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Grant Purpose. This grant shall be used exclusively for the “State Aid to Libraries Grant,” the public purpose for which these funds were appropriated. a) The Grantee shall perform the following Scope of Work as identified in Section 257.17 Florida Statutes: Manage or coordinate free library service to the residents of its legal service area. The Grantee shall: 1. Have a single administrative head employed full time by the library’s governing body; 2. Provide free library service, including loaning materials available for circulation free of charge and providing reference and information services free of charge; 3. Provide access to materials, information and services for all residents of the area served; and 4. Have at least one library, branch library or member library open 40 hours or more each week. State Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement Page 1 of 17 Chapter 1B-2.011(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 4-2015.  b) The Grantee agrees to provide the following Deliverables related to the Scope of Work for payment to be awarded. Payment 1, Deliverable/Task 1: § The first payment will be a fixed price in the amount of 100% of the grant award. The Grantee will have at least one library, branch library or member library open 40 hours or more each week. 2. Length of Agreement. This Agreement shall begin the date the agreement is signed by both the Grantee’s Governing Body and the Division and continue until all grant funds have been expended, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of this Agreement. 3. Expenditure of Grant Funds. The Grantee cannot obligate or expend any grant funds before the Agreement has been signed by all parties. No costs incurred after termination of the Agreement shall be allowed unless specifically authorized by the Division. 4. Contract Administration. The parties are legally bound by the requirements of this agreement. Each party's contract manager, named below, will be responsible for monitoring its performance under this Agreement and will be the official contact for each party. Any notice(s) or other communications in regard to this agreement shall be directed to or delivered to the other party's contract manager by utilizing the information below. Any change in the contact information below should be submitted in writing to the contract manager within 10 days of the change. For the Division of Library and Information Services: Marian Deeney, Library Program Administrator Florida Department of State R.A. Gray Building Mail Station # 9D 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Phone: (850) 245-6620 Facsimile: (850) 245-6643 Email: marian.deeney@dos.myflorida.com For the Grantee: Vicky Stever, Coordinator 206 North Partin Drive Niceville, Florida 32578 Phone: (850) 609-5102 Facsimile: (850) 609-5103 Email: vstever@co.okaloosa.fl.us State Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement Page 2 of 17 Chapter 1B-2.011(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 4-2015. 5. Grant Payments. All grant payments are requested by submitting a Grant Payment Request Form. The Grant Payment Request Form is available on the Division’s website at info.florida.gov/services-for-libraries/grants/cooperative/guidelines-applications-and-forms/. The total grant award shall not exceed the amount specified on the “Fiscal Year 2015-2016 State Aid to Libraries Final Grants” document (Attachment B), which shall be paid by the Division in consideration for the Grantee’s minimum performance as set forth by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The grant payment schedule is outlined below: a) The first payment will be a 100% fixed price in the amount of the grant award as specified in Attachment B. Payment will be made in accordance with the completion of the Deliverables. 6. Electronic Payments. The Grantee can choose to use electronic funds transfer (EFT) to receive grant payments. All grantees wishing to receive their award through EFT must submit a Vendor Direct Deposit Authorization form to the Florida Department of Financial Services. If EFT has already been set up for your organization, you do not need to submit another authorization form unless you have changed bank accounts. To download this form visit myfloridacfo.com/Division/AA/Forms/DFS-A1-26E.pdf. The form also includes tools and information that allow you to check on payments. 7. Florida Substitute Form W-9. A completed Substitute Form W-9 is required from any entity that receives a payment from the State of Florida that may be subject to 1099 reporting. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) must have the correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and other related information in order to report accurate tax information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). To register or access a Florida Substitute Form W-9 visit flvendor.myfloridacfo.com/. A copy of the Grantee’s Florida Substitute Form W-9 must be submitted by the Grantee to the Division with the executed Agreement. 8. Financial Consequences. The Department shall apply the following financial consequences for failure to perform the minimum level of services required by this Agreement in accordance with Sections 215.971 and 287.058, Florida Statutes: Should the library fail to provide free library service to the public or to be open for at least 40 hours per week, it will no longer be eligible to receive State Aid to Libraries grant funding, and its funding will be reduced to zero. First payment will be withheld if Deliverables are not satisfactorily completed. State Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement Page 3 of 17 Chapter 1B-2.011(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 4-2015. 9. Credit Line(s) to Acknowledge Grant Funding. The Division requires public acknowledgement of State Aid to Libraries Grant funding for activities and publications supported by grant funds. Any announcements, information, press releases, publications, brochures, videos, web pages, programs, etc. created as part of a State Aid to Libraries Grant project must include an acknowledgment that State Aid to Libraries Grant funds were used to create them. Use the following text: “This project has been funded under the provisions of the State Aid to Libraries Grant program, administered by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.” 10. Non-allowable Grant Expenditures. The Grantee agrees to expend all grant funds received under this agreement solely for the purposes for which they were authorized and appropriated. Expenditures shall be in compliance with the state guidelines for allowable project costs as outlined in the Department of Financial Services’ Reference Guide for State Expenditures, which are available online at myfloridacfo.com/aadir/reference_guide/. Grant funds may not be used for the purchase or construction of a library building or library quarters. 11. Travel Expenses. The Subgrantee must pay any travel expenses, from grant or local matching funds, in accordance to the provisions of Section 112.061, Florida Statutes. 12. Unobligated and Unearned Funds and Allowable Costs. In accordance with Section 215.971, Florida Statutes, the Grantee shall refund to the State of Florida any balance of unobligated funds which has been advanced or paid to the Grantee. In addition, funds paid in excess of the amount to which the recipient is entitled under the terms and conditions of the agreement must be refunded to the state agency. Further, the recipient may expend funds only for allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the specified agreement period. Expenditures of state financial assistance must be in compliance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds, including, but not limited to, the Reference Guide for State Expenditures. 13. Repayment. All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department under this agreement are to be made payable to the order of “Department of State” and mailed directly to the following address: Florida Department of State, Attention: Marian Deeney, Library Program Administrator, Division of Library and Information Services, 500 South Bronough Street, Mail Station #9D, Tallahassee, FL 32399. In accordance with Section 215.34(2), Florida Statutes, if a check or other draft is returned to the Department for collection, Recipient shall pay to the Department a service fee of $15.00 or five percent (5%) of the face amount of the returned check or draft, whichever is greater. State Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement Page 4 of 17 Chapter 1B-2.011(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 4-2015. 14. Single Audit Act. Each grantee, other than a grantee that is a State agency, shall submit to an audit pursuant to Section 215.97, Florida Statutes. See Attachment A for additional information regarding this requirement. If a Grantee is not required by law to conduct an audit in accordance with the Florida Single Audit Act because it did not expend at least $500,000 in state financial assistance, it must submit a Financial Report on its operations pursuant to Section 257.41(3), Florida Statutes within nine months of the close of its fiscal year. 15. Retention of Accounting Records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records and all other records, including electronic storage media pertinent to the Project, shall be retained for a period of five (5) fiscal years after the close out of the grant and release of the audit. If any litigation or audit is initiated or claim made before the expiration of the five- year period, the records shall be retained for five fiscal years after the litigation, audit or claim has been resolved. 16. Obligation to Provide State Access to Grant Records. The Grantee must make all grant records of expenditures,