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The Honorable Joseph E. Flescher �,.. December 20, 2013 Page 2 of 5 Audit Review A Single Audit under Office of Management and Budget(OMB) Circular A-133 must be performed and submitted to the Department for any Federal Fiscal Year(FFY) during which the subgrant was open and the total of all federal funds that your community expended during the year was at least$500,000. Audit reports are due to the Department by June 30 following the end of the fiscal year for which an audit was required. The audit is submitted to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations and to ensure that the local government has taken corrective actions in response to findings from a previous audit report, if applicable. The audit for FFY 2013 was submitted and there are no issues. Equal Employment Opportunity,Section 504/ADA Requirements and Section 3 Recipients of federal funds must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO) requirements. The monitoring consisted of a review of the County's employment policy, employment advertising and hiring practices. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794) required recipients of federal funds to complete a self-evaluation of their physical facilities and to make all public facilities handicap accessible by July 1, 1991. The Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) of 1990,as amended, (Title II,28 CFR 35,and Title III,28 CFR 36)prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment,state and local government services,public accommodations,commercial facilities,transportation,and telecommunications. Section 504/ADA issues were not monitored during this visit because the County was found to be in compliance with state and federal requirements during the first monitoring visit. The grant manager checked to make sure that the County had designated a coordinator for EEO, published the contact information as required,and established and maintained a system for tracking EEO complaints. The grant manager reviewed compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 (24 CFR 135). Section 3 requires recipients of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) funds and the contractors they employ to make efforts to ensure economic opportunities generated by HUD funds are open to local low-income residents and businesses owned and operated by low-income persons. There were no findings or concerns related to Equal Employment Opportunity, Section 504/ADA Requirements or Section 3. Fair Housing Requirements The County's Fair Housing Ordinance and all activities conducted in accordance with Attachment K to the subgrant agreement were reviewed. Compliance with Sections 760.20 through 760.37, Florida Statutes, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was also reviewed. The County has developed a public information program using ads,brochures,posters, displays,and presentations at public events to inform all segments of the community of their Fair Housing rights and responsibilities. The County has also designated a Fair Housing Coordinator,published contact information as required,and established and maintained a system for tracking Fair Housing complaints. 159