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Exhibit D <br /> CERTIFICATION TO <br /> FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION <br /> Name of Local Government: Indian River County, Florida <br /> ( 1 ) The local government will advertise the availability of SHIP funds pursuant to Florida <br /> Statutes. <br /> (2) All SHIP funds will be expended in a manner which will insure that there will be no <br /> discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, age, sex, familial or marital <br /> status, handicap, or national origin. <br /> (3) A process for selection of recipients for funds has been developed. <br /> (4) The eligible municipality or county has developed a qualification system for applications for <br /> awards. <br /> (5) Recipients of funds will be required to contractually commit to program guidelines . <br /> (6) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation will be notified promptly if the local <br /> government (or interlocal entity) will be unable to comply with the provisions the plan. <br /> (7) The Local Housing Assistance Plan shall provide for the expenditure of SHIP funds within <br /> 24 months following the end of the State fiscal year in which they are received . <br /> (8) The plan conforms to the Local Govenmient Comprehensive Plan , or that an amendment to <br /> the Local Goveriunent Comprehensive Plan will be initiated at the next available opportunity <br /> to insure conformance with the Local Housing Assistance Plan. <br /> (9) Amendments to the approved Local Housing Assistance Plan shall be provided to the <br /> Corporation with in 21 days after adoption. <br /> ( 10) The trust fund shall be established with a qualified depository for all SHIP funds as well <br /> as moneys generated from activities such as interest earned on loans . <br /> ( 11 ) Amounts on deposit in the local housing assistance trust fund shall be invested as pemritted <br /> by law . <br /> ( 12) The local housing assistance trust fund shall be separately stated as a special revenue fund in <br /> the local governments audited financial statements, copies of the audits will be forwarded to <br /> the Corporation as soon as available. <br /> 13) An interlocal entity shall have its local housing assistance trust fund separately audited <br /> for each state fiscal year, and the audit forwarded to the Corporation as soon as possible. <br /> 1 <br /> October 2003 <br />