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associated therewith shall be established by written memoranda issued by St. Lucie County through its authorized representative. The Counties shall be responsible for administering, respectively, the HOME Program funds distributed to each. The Consortium members reserve the right to alter the distribution of funds between the jurisdictions by mutual written approval should such alteration be deemed in best interest of all parties to this Agreement. SECTIONS 7. CERTIFICATIONS The Counties certify that each will cooperate with the other to undertake or aid in undertaking housing assistance activities for the HOME Investments Partnerships Program and that each will affirmatively further fair housing. Further, the Counties will comply with the requirement of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970, as amended, implementing regulations of 49 CFR Part 24, and the requirements governing the residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan under section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. SECTION 8. TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall be effective for a period of three federal years (Fiscal Years 2007,. 2008, 2009). This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for subsequent three-year qualification periods, unless any member of the Consortium provides written notice of their decision not to participate in a new three-year qualification period. The members hereby stipulate to adopt any amendments to the Agreement that incorporate future changes necessary to meet the requirements for consortia Agreements in subsequent qualification periods. The consortium requires the signatures of all members to approve any amendment to the Agreement. All units of local government that are members of the Consortium will be on the same program year (October 1 through September 30) for CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA. Note, this requirement relating to the same program year does not pertain to any grants Consortium members may receive independently from the State of Florida, these program years would be dictated by the State. The Lead County shall by the date specified in HUD's Consortia Qualification Notice for subsequent qualification periods, notify the other Counties in writing of their right not to participate in the Consortium. Failure of the lead entity to notify consortium members and to submit amendments to HUD will void this automatic renewal provision. The automatic renewal provision will not apply when the consortium adds a new member. SECTION 9. LIABILITY Subject to any claim of sovereign immunity and the financial limits of liability set forth by Florida Statute §768.28, each member of the Consortium shall be fully liable for the acts and omissions of its respective employees and agents in performance of this Agreement. Any resulting liabilities, omissions, errors, or actions providing cause for payment from non -HOME funds or the required repayment of HOME funds to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban