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Task Three - Local Budget Match Throughout the period of this Agreement, and as required by Rule 27P-19.011(1), Florida Administrative Code, the Recipient shall match base grant funds "at the amount either equal to the average of the previous three years' level of county general revenue funding of the County Emergency Management Agency or the level of funding for the County Emergency Management Agency for the last fiscal year, whichever is lower." NOTE: Rule 27P-19.011(1), Florida Administrative Code, states: 'County general revenue funding for 911 services, emergency medical services, law enforcement, criminal justice, public works or other services outside the emergency management responsibilities assigned to the County Emergency Management Agency by Section 252.38, F.S., shall not be included in determining the level of county funding of the County Emergency Management Agency.' Task Three Deliverables: In order to demonstrate successful completion of Task 3, the Recipient shall submit to the Division the following: • For quarter 1, the following certification executed by the Recipient: "As required by Rule 27P- 19.011, Florida Administrative Code, and as a condition precedent to receiving any funds under this Agreement, the Recipient certifies compliance with all of the requirements contained in Chapter 2713-119, Florida Administrative Code."; • For quarters 1, 2, 3, and 4, a current and accurate Local Budget Match Requirement Form (Form 3); and, • For quarters 1, 2, 3, and d 4, a current and accurate County Emergency Management Local Budget (General Revenue). For Task 3, the person who executes the certification must possess the legal authority to bind the Recipient. In accordance with Rule 27P-19.011(2), Florida Administrative Code, and if 'exceptional financial circumstances" exist, then the Recipient may request from the Division a match reduction: If the Base Grant recipient demonstrates that exceptional financial circumstances prevent the Base Grant recipient from complying with the match requirements in subsection 27P- 19.011(1), F.A.C., then the Base Grant recipient may request that the Division authorize a reduction in the amount of match required. The match required shall not be reduced by a percentage amount in excess of reductions in funding for county 911 services, emergency medical services, law enforcement, criminal justice, public works or other emergency management related services. To be eligible for any reduction, the Base Grant recipient shall demonstrate and certify that the reduction is due to reductions in county general revenue funding and that the amount of the requested reduction is equivalent to across the board reductions in all county budgets. County requests for reduction shall be signed by the county chief elected officer and the certification of reduction in county budget funding shall be signed by the county's chief financial officer. Requests shall certify the intent to return to pre -reduced funding as soon as practicable, and shall provide an estimate of the date at which the county will return to the current 40 P246