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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR RECEIPT AND USE OF POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS This agreement, effective as of the � day of 7:5 2006, is by and between the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections ("Department"), the address of which is 500 South Bronough Street, Room 316, Tallahassee, FL 32399- 0250 and Indian River County Supervisor of Elections, The Honorable Kay Clem ("Supervisor"), the address of which is 1750 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 . L Governing Law WHEREAS , Section 6 of Chapter 2005 -70, Laws of Florida, provides for poll worker recruitment and training. WHEREAS, said section is intended to provide funding for county supervisors of elections to assist with recruiting and training individuals as poll workers . From the funds appropriated from the Grants and Donations Trust Fund to the Department of State, Specific Appropriation 2939 of the 2005-2006 General Appropriations Act (Chapter 2005 -70, Laws of Florida), the Department shall distribute the sum of $ 3 ,000,000 in the state fiscal year 2005 -2006 to the county supervisors of elections to assist with recruiting and training individuals as poll workers. The Department shall distribute to each eligible county supervisor of elections an amount equal to the funding level per voter multiplied by the number of registered voters in the county for the 2004 General Election, as certified by Department of State. The Department shall determine the funding level per voter in the state based on that information. II. Restrictions No county supervisor of elections shall receive funds pursuant to Section I until the Supervisor provides a detailed description of how they intend to spend the funds for poll worker recruitment and training to the Department for approval. No county supervisor of elections shall receive funds pursuant to Section I until the Board of County Commissioners certifies to the Division of Elections that the county ' will provide matching funds for poll worker recruitment and training in an amount equal to fifteen percent ( 15%) of the amount to be received from the state . If the Board of County Commissioners fails to appropriate the matching funds required by this paragraph, any funds provided to the Supervisor under this agreement shall be returned to the Department. All state funds received pursuant to Section I and all county matching funds shall be held in a separate account and shall be used solely for the poll worker recruitment and training programs detailed in the Supervisor' s plan. Any funds remaining in the account Page 1 of 3