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subject to recoupment by the Treasury Department if the funds have not been used in a manner consistent with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. Examples of Eligible Expenses include, but are not limited to: i. Medical expenses ii. Public health expenses iii. Payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency. iv. Expenses of actions to facilitate compliance with COVID-19 related public health measures. v. Expenses associated with the provision of economic support in connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency. vi. Any other COVID-19 — related expenses reasonably necessary to the function of government that satisfy the fund's eligibility criteria. (8) INVOICING a. In order to obtain reimbursement for expenditures, the Subrecipient must file with the Recipient Grant Manager its request for reimbursement and any other information required to justify and support the payment request. Payment requests must include a certification, signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the Subrecipient, which reads as follows: By signing this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate, and the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the Federal award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims or otherwise. (U.S. Code Title 18, Section 1001 and Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-3812). b. Reimbursements will only be made for expenditures that the Recipient provisionally determines are eligible under the CARES Act. However, the Recipient's provisional determination that an expenditure is eligible does not relieve the Subrecipient of its duty to repay the Recipient for any expenditures that are later determined by the Recipient, the State of Florida or the Federal government to be ineligible. (9) RECORDS a. Asa condition of receiving state or federal financial assistance, and as required by sections 20.055(6)(c) and 215.97(5)(b), Florida Statutes, the Recipient, the Chief Inspector General of the State of Florida, the Florida Auditor General, or any of their authorized representatives, shall enjoy the right of access to any documents, financial statements, papers, or other records of the Subrecipient which are pertinent to this Agreement, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right of access also includes timely and reasonable access to the Subrecipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such documents. For the purposes of this section, the term "Subrecipient" includes employees or agents, including all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement. b. The Subrecipient shall maintain all records related to this Agreement for the period of time specified in the appropriate retention schedule published by the Florida Department of State. Information regarding retention schedules can be obtained at: http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/records-management/general-records- schedules/. c. Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law (Section 286.011, Florida Statutes) provides the citizens of Florida with a right of access to governmental proceedings and mandates three, basic requirements: (1) all meetings of public boards or commissions must be open to the public; (2) reasonable notice of such meetings must be given; and, (3) minutes of the meetings must be taken and promptly recorded. d. Florida's Public Records Law provides a right of access to the records of the state and local governments as well as to private entities acting on their behalf. Unless specifically