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Contract Number: 15-CP-11~__01-56-01-XXX
STATE-FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management,
with headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Division"), and Okaloosa
County, (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient”).
THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BASED ON THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS:
A. The Recipient represents that it is fully qualified and eligible to receive these funds to provide
the services identified herein; and
B. The Division has received these funds from the State of Florida, and has the authority to
subgrant these funds to the Recipient upon the terms and conditions below; and
C, The Division has statutory authority to disburse the funds under this Agreement.
THEREFORE, the Division and the Recipient agree to the following:
(1) SCOPE OF WORK. ,
The Recipient shall perform the work in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work,
Attachment A of this Agreement.
(2) INCORPORATION OF LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
The Recipient and the Division shall be governed by applicable State and Federal laws,
tules and regulations, including those identified in Attachment B.
(3) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall begin July 1, 2014, and shall end June 30, 2015, unless terminated
earlier in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (12) of this Agreement,
(4) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT
Either party may request modification of the provisions of this Agreement. Changes
which are agreed upon shall be valid only when in writing, signed by each of the parties, and attached to
the original of this Agreement.
(5) RECORDKEEPING
(a) As applicable, Recipient's performance under this Agreement shall be subject to the
federal OMB Circular No. A-102, “Common Rule: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments" (53 Federal Register 8034) or OMB Circular
No. A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher
Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations," and either OMB Circular No. A-87, "Cost
Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments,” OMB Circular No. A-21, “Cost Principles for
Educational Institutions,” or OMB Circular No. A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations."
(b) The Recipient shall retain sufficient records to show its compliance with the terms of
this Agreement, and the compliance of all subcontractors or consultants paid from funds under this
Agreement, fora period of five years from the date the audit report is issued, and shall allow the Division
or its. designee, the State Chief Financial Officer or the State Auditor. General access to the records upon
request. The Recipient shall ensure that audit working papers are available to them upon request for a
period of five years from the date the audit report is Issued, unless extended in writing by the Division.
The five year period may be extended for the following exceptions: ;
4. If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the five year period expires,
and extends beyond the five year period, the records shall be retained until all litigation, claims or audit
findings involving the records have been resolved, .
, 2. Records for the disposition of non-expendable personal property valued at
$5,000 or more at the time it s acquired shall be retained for five years after final disposition.
3. Records relating to real property acquired shall be retained for five years after
the closing on the transfer of title.
(c) The Recipient shall maintain all records for the Recipient and for all subcontractors or
consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, including documentation of all program
costs, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the Budget
and Scope of Work - Attachment A - and all other applicable laws and regulations.
(d) The Recipient, its employees or agents, including all subcontractors or consultants to
be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, shall allow. access to its records at reasonable times
to the Division, its employees, and agents. "Reasonable" shall ordinarily mean during normal business
hours of 8:00 a.m. to-5:00 p.m., local time, on Monday through Friday. "Agents" shall Include, but not be
limited to, auditors retained by the Division.
(6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
(a) The Recipient agrees to maintain financial procedures and support documents, in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to account for the receipt and expenditure of
funds under this Agreement. ‘
(b) These records shall be available at reasonable times for inspection, review, or audit
by state personnel and other personnel authorized by the Division. “Reasonable” shall ordinarily mean
normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday.
(c) The Recipient shall provide the Division with the records, reports or financial
statements upon request for the purposes of auditing and monitoring the funds awarded under this
Agreement. :
(d) If the Recipient is a nonstate entity as defined by Section 215.97, Fla. Stat,, it shall
comply with the following:
If the Recipient expends a total amount of State financial assistance equal to or more than
$500,000 in any fiscal year of such Recipient, the Recipient must have a State single or project-specific
audit for such fiscal year in accordance with Section 215.97, Fla. Stat.; applicable rules of the Executive
Office of the Governor and the Chief Financial Officer; and Chapters 10.550 (local government entitles) or
10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General. ‘EXHIBIT 1 to this
Agreement shows the State financial assistance awarded by this Agreement. {n determining the State
financial assistance expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall include all sources of State financial
assistance, including State funds received from the Division, other state agencies, and other nonstate
entities. State financial assistance does not include Federal direct or pass-through awards and resources
received by a nonstate entity for Federal program matching requirements.
In connection with the audit requirements addressed in this Paragraph 6(d) above, the Recipient
shall ensure that the audit complies with the requirements of Section 215.97(8), Fla. Stat. This includes
submission of a reporting package as defined by Section 215.97(2)(e), Fla. Stat, and Chapters 10,550
(local governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor
General.
If the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in State financial assistance in its fiscal year, an
audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Fla. Stat, is not required. In the
event that the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in state financial assistance In its fiscal year and
elects to have an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Fla, Stat, the cost
of the audit must be paid from the nonstate entity's resources (i.e., the cost of such an audit must be paid
from the Recipient’s resources obtained from other than State entitles). Additional information on the
Florida Single Audit Act may be found at the following website:
httos://apps.fidfs.com/fsaa/singleauditact.aspx.
(e) Report Submission’
1. The annual financial audit report shall include all management letters and the
Recipient's response to all findings, including corrective actions to be taken.
2. The annual financial audit report shall include a schedule of financial
assistance specifically identifying all Agreement and other revenue by sponsoring agency and Agreement
number.
3. Copies of financial reporting packages required under this Paragraph 6 shall
be submitted by or on behaif of the Recipient directly to each of the following:
The Division of Emergency Management at the following addresses:
Division of Emergency Management
Office of Inspector General
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
The Auditor General's Office at the following address:
Auditor General’s Office
Room 401, Claude Pepper Building
411 West Madison Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1450
4. Any reports, management letter, or other information required to be submitted
to the Division of Emergency Management pursuant to this Agreement shall be submitted on time as
required under OMB Circular A-133, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 10.550 (local governmental entities)
or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General, as applicable.
5. Recipients, when submitting financial reporting packages to the Division of
Emergency Management for audits done in accordance with OMB Circular A-133 or Chapters 10.550
(local governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor
General, should indicate the date that the reporting package was delivered to the Recipient in
correspondence accompanying the reporting package.
(f) If the audit shows that all or any portion of the funds disbursed hereunder were not
spent in accordance with the conditions of this Agreement, the Recipient shall be held liable for payment
to the Division of all funds not spent in accordance with these applicable regulations and Agreement
provisions within thirty days after the Division has notified the Recipient of such non-compliance.
(g) The Recipient shall have al] audits completed in accordance with Section 215.97, Fla,
Stat. by an Independent certified public accountant (IPA) who shall either be a certified public accountant
or a public accountant licensed under Chapter 473, Fla. Stat. The IPA shall state that the audit complied
with the applicable provisions noted above. The audit must be submitted to the Division no later than
nine (9) months from the end of the Recipient’s fiscal year. .
(7) REPORTS
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(8) MONITORING,
The Recipient shall monitor its performance under this Agreement, as well as that of its
subcontractors and/or consultants who are paid from funds provided under this Agreement, to ensure that
time schedules are being met, the Schedule of Deliverables and Scope of Work are being accomplished
within the specified time periods, and other performance goals are being achieved. A review shall be
done for each function or activity in Attachment A to this Agreement, and reported.
In addition to reviews of audits conducted In accordance with paragraph (6) above, monitoring
procedures may include, but not be limited to, on-site visits by Division staff, limited scope audits, and/or
other procedures. The Recipient agrees to comply and cooperate with any monitoring
procedures/processes deemed appropriate by the Division. In the event that the Division determines that
a limited scope audit of the Recipient is appropriate, the Recipient agrees to comply with any additional
instructions provided by the Division to the Recipient regarding such audit. The Recipient further agrees
to comply and cooperate with any inspections, reviews, investigations or audits deemed necessary by the
Florida Chief Financial Officer or Auditor General. In addition, the Division will monitor the performance
and financial management by the Recipient throughout the contract term to ensure timely completion of
all tasks.
(9) LIABILITY
(a) Unless Recipient is a State agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768.28, Fla.
Stat., the Recipient is solely responsible to parties it deals with in carrying out the terms of this
Agreement, and shall hold the Division harmless against all claims of whatever nature by third parties
arising from the work performance under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Recipient
agrees that it is not an employee or agent of the Division, but is an Independent
