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A TRUE COPY
<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK
<br />provided by employers to their employees as compensation in addition to regular salaries and wages." Fringe benefits
<br />are allowable under this Agreement as long as the benefits are reasonable and are required by law, Subrecipient-
<br />Employee agreement, or an established policy of the Subrecipient in affect at the time of the disaster event. 2 C.F.R.
<br />§200.431(b) provides that the cost of fringe benefits in the form of regular compensation paid to employees during
<br />periods of authorized absences from the job, such as for annual leave, family -related leave, sick leave, holidays, court
<br />leave, military leave, administrative leave, and other similar benefits, are allowable if all of the following criteria are
<br />met:
<br />L They are provided under established written leave policies;
<br />ii. The costs are equitably allocated to all related activities, including Federal awards; and
<br />iii. The accounting basis (cash or accrual) selected for costing each type of leave is
<br />consistently followed by the non -Federal entity or specified grouping of employees.
<br />k. If authorized by the Federal Awarding Agency, then the Division will reimburse the Subrecipient
<br />for travel expenses in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.474. As required by the Reference Guide for State
<br />Expenditures, reimbursement for travel must be in accordance with section 112.061, Florida Statutes, which includes
<br />submission of the claim on the approved state travel voucher. If the Subrecipient seeks reimbursement for travel
<br />costs that exceed the amounts stated in section 112.061(6)(b), Florida Statutes (at the time of the execution of this
<br />agreement: $6 for breakfast, $11 for lunch, and $19 for dinner), then the Subrecipient must provide documentation
<br />that:
<br />i. The costs are reasonable and do not exceed charges normally allowed by the
<br />Subrecipient in its regular operations as a result of the Subrecipient's written travel
<br />policy; and,
<br />ii. Participation of the individual in the travel is necessary to the Federal award.
<br />I. The Division's Grant Manager, as required by section 215.971(2)(c), Florida Statutes, shall
<br />reconcile and verify all funds received against all funds expended during the grant agreement period and produce a
<br />final reconciliation report. The final report must identify any funds paid in excess of the expenditures incurred by the
<br />Subrecipient.
<br />m. As defined by 2 C.F.R. §200.53, the term "improper payment" means or includes:
<br />i. Any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount
<br />(including overpayments and underpayments) under statutory, contractual,
<br />administrative, or other legally applicable requirements; and,
<br />ii. Any payment to an ineligible party, any payment for an ineligible good or service, any
<br />duplicate payment, any payment for a good or service not received (except for such
<br />payments where authorized by law), any payment that does not account for credit or
<br />applicable discounts, and any payment where insufficient or lack of documentation
<br />prevents a reviewer from discerning whether a payment was proper.
<br />(10) RECORDS
<br />a. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.336, the Federal awarding agency, Inspectors General, the
<br />Comptroller General of the United States, and the Division, or any of their authorized representatives, shall enjoy the
<br />right of access to any documents, papers, or other records of the Subrecipient which are pertinent to the Federal
<br />award, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right of access also includes timely and
<br />reasonable access to the Subrecipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such
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