2011/01/19 Council Agenda Packet

2 d. Contractor shall provide right of access to its facilities and records to the County, the Department and any other authorized agent or official of the state of Washington or the federal government, at all reasonable times, in order to monitor and evaluate performance, compliance, and/or quality assurance under this contract. 4. SINGLE AUDIT ACT REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS) Non-federal entities as subrecipients that expend $500,000 or more in one fiscal year of federal funds from all sources, direct and indirect, are required to have a single or a program-specific audit conducted in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) Circular A-133-Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (revised June 27, 2003, effective for fiscal years ending after December 31, 2003). Non-federal entities that spend less than $500,000 a year in federal awards are exempt from federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Circular A-133 is available on the OMB Home Page at http://www.omb.gov and then select "Grants Management"followed by"Circulars". Contractors required to have an audit must ensure the audit is performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) as found in the Government Auditing Standards (the Revised Yellow Book) developed by the Comptroller General and the OMB Compliance Supplement. The Contractor has the responsibility of notifying the Washington State Auditor's Office and requesting an audit. Costs of the audit may be an allowable grant expenditure. The Contractor shall maintain auditable records and accounts so as to facilitate the audit requirement and shall ensure that any subcontractors also maintain auditable records. The Contractor is responsible for any audit exceptions incurred by its own organization or that of its subcontractors. Responses to any unresolved management findings and disallowed or questioned costs shall be included with the audit report. The Contractor must respond to County and Department requests for information or corrective action concerning audit issues or findings within 30 days of the date of request. The County and the Department reserve the right to recover from the Contractor all disallowed costs resulting from the audit. Once the single audit has been completed, the Contractor must send a full copy of the audit to the County and a letter stating there were no findings, or if there were findings, the letter should provide a list of the findings. The Contractor must send the audit and the letter no later than nine(9) months after the end of the Contractor's fiscal year(s)to: Snohomish County - Department of Emergency Management Attn: Homeland Security -Regional Coordinator 3509 109th St. SW Everett,WA 98204 In addition to sending a copy of the audit,the Contractor must include a corrective action plan for any audit findings and a copy of the management letter if one was received. The Contractor shall include the above audit requirements in any subcontracts. 5. RECAPTURE PROVISIONS In the event that the Contractor fails to expend funds under this contract in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and/or the provisions of this contract, the County reserves the right to recapture funds in an amount equivalent to the extent of the noncompliance in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity. Such right of recapture shall exist for a period not to exceed six (6) years following contract termination or audit resolution, whichever is later. Repayment by the Contractor of funds under this recapture provision shall occur within 30 days of demand. The County may be required to institute legal proceedings to enforce the recapture provision. If required to institute legal proceedings the County will be entitled to recover its costs thereof, including reasonable attorney's fees, from the Contractor. E11-093 SHSP-2010 Page 8 f1 City of Everett