Okaloosa County BOCC — June 3, 2014 — EMPA Agreement 2014-2015 Okaloosa County — reading text

Contract Number: 15-BG-83-01-56-01-046 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 grant funds to provide the services identified herein; and B. The Division has received these grant 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 Program Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A and B 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, rules and regulations, including those identified in Attachment F. (3) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall begin on 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, for a 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: 1. 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 is acquired shall be retained for five years after final disposition. 1  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 Program Budget and Scope of Work - Attachment A and B - 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 entities) 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. In 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 entities). Additional information on the Florida Single Audit Act may be found at the following website: https://apps.fldfs.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  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 behalf 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 OR DEMSingle_Audit@em.myflorida.com The Auditor General’s Office at the following address: Auditor General’s Office Room 401, Claude Pepper Building 111 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 reimbursement 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 all 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 (a) The Recipient shall provide the Division with quarterly reports and a close-out report. These reports shall include the current status and progress by the Recipient and all subrecipients and subcontractors in completing the work described in the Scope of Work and the expenditure of funds under this Agreement, in addition to any other information requested by the Division. (b) Quarterly reports are due to the Division no later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of the program year and shall be sent each quarter until submission of the administrative close- out report. The ending dates for each quarter of the program year are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. (c)