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A TRUE COPY Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE Florida Department of Law Enforcement J . R . SMITH , CLERK b . Subgrant recipients may transfer up to 10% of the total budget between current, approved budget categories without prior approval as long as the funds are transferred to an existing line item c. Under no circumstances can transfers of funds increase the total budgeted award . d . Requests for changes to the subgrant agreement must be electronically signed by the subgrant recipient or implementing agency' s chief official or the chief official's designee. e . Any certifications required for the requested changes, such as Sole Source , ADP • ;: a '� Justification , Privacy Certification forms , and Confidential Funds certifications , must be signed by the subgrant recipient or implementing agency chief official or someone with formal , written signature authority for the chief official . 22 . Disputes and Appeals a. The Department shall make its decision in writing when responding to any disputes , disagreements , or questions of fact arising under this agreement and shall distribute its response to all concerned parties . The subgrant recipient shall proceed diligently with the performance of this agreement according to the Department's decision . b . If the subgrant recipient appeals the Department' s decision , the appeal also shall be made in writing within twenty-one (21 ) calendar days to the Department's clerk (agency clerk) . The subgrant recipient' s right to appeal the Department' s decision is contained in § 120 , Fla . Stat. , and in procedures set forth in Rule 28A 06 . 104 , Florida Administrative Code . Failure to appeal within this time frame constitutes a waiver of proceedings under § 120 , Fla . Stat. 23 . Conferences and Inspection of Work Conferences may be held at the request of any party to this agreement. At any time , a representative of the Department, of the U . S . Department of Justice , or the Auditor Ge rqt of the State of Florida, have the right of visiting the project site to monitor, inspect and assess work performed under this agreement. 24. Access to Records a . The Department of Law Enforcement, the Auditor General of the State of Florida, the U . S . Department of Justice , the U . S . Comptroller General or any of their duly authorized representatives , shall have access to books , documents , papers and records of the subgrant recipient, implementing agency and contractors for the purpose of audit and examination according to the Financial Guide and the Common Rule . b. The Department reserves the right to unilaterally terminate this agreement if the subgrant recipient, implementing agency, or contractor refuses to allow public access to all documents, papers , letters , or other materials subject to provisions of § 119 , Fla . Stat. , and made or received by the subgrant recipient or its contractor in conjunction with this agreement. c. The subgrant recipient will give the awarding agency or the General Accounting Office , through any authorized representative , access to and the right to examine all paper or electronic records related to the financial assistance . 25. Retention of Records The subgrant recipient shall maintain all records and documents for a minimum of five ( 5) years from the date of the final financial statement and be available for audit and public disclosure upon request of duly authorized persons . The subgrant recipient shall comply with State of Florida General Records Schedule GS1 -SL for State and Local Government Agencies : dlis dos state . fl us/barm/genschedules/GS1 -SL . odf. SFY 2013 Page 8