2009/01/07 Council Agenda Packet

6.8 Travel and Subsistence Reimbursement. Travel and subsistence • reimbursement shall be made in accordance with the guidelines followed by the Contractor in the course of normal operations. However, travel and subsistence reimbursement shall not exceed per diem rates and travel allowances paid in accordance with rates set for state employees pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and RCW 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended. 6.9 Treatment of Assets. Purchase of equipment with a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit is not allowed. 6.10 Non-discrimination. During the performance of this Agreement, the Contractor shall comply with federal and state laws against discrimination. All publications resulting from or produced under this Agreement, including brochures, reports and/or advertisements intended for public distribution, shall contain the following: "No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin, age, citizenship, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation, be denied employment or benefits, or be discriminated against as a participant, administrator or staff person under this program." 6.11 Services to Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) Persons. To ensure compliance with Title VI and the Safe Streets Act, Contractor is required to take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to their programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including interpretation and translation services, where necessary. Contractor is encouraged to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encountered both in developing its programs and budgets and in conducting its programs and activities. Reasonable costs associated with providing meaningful access for LEP individuals are considered allowable program costs. 6.12 Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations. Contractor agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of 28 CFR, Part 38, of the Department of Justice regulation governing "Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations" (the "Equal Treatment Regulation"). The Equal Treatment Regulation provides in part that Department of Justice grant awards may not be used to fund any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization. Recipients of grants may still engage in inherently religious activities, but such activities must be separate in time or place from the Department of Justice funded program, and participation in such activities by individuals receiving services from the Contractor must be voluntary. The Equal Treatment Regulation also makes clear that organizations participating in programs funded by the Department of Justice are not permitted to discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of beneficiary's religion. 6.13 Political Activities. Political activity of local Contractor employees and officers are limited by the State Public Disclosure Act and the Federal AGREEMENT RE FY08 STOP GRANT Page 5 of 9 1O J