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12)To lease or purchase such equipment and personal property, up to $5,000, as are needed to execute the foregoing programs and services. 13)To employ and pay, on a part-time or full-time basis, personnel needed to execute the foregoing programs and services. 14)To provide for administrative expenses limited to Indian River County staff implementing this chapter and operating supplies, directly related to tasks necessary to fulfill the scope and purposes of this chapter, in an amount not to exceed eight (8) per cent of the annual millage for that fiscal year, to be determined at the time of budget adoption. Such children's services may be provided in accordance with the provisions of this article and such rules, policies and procedures as may be established by resolution of the county, which may include, but shall not be limited to programs providing for grants to not-for-profit agencies for the reimbursement of expenditures for operational and overhead expenses for the creation, development and implementation of programs, grants to not-for-profit agencies or children based upon funding all or a portion of the cost of services rendered, the purchase of services or, where children's services can most economically and efficiently be provided by county, through the establishment of county - run programs. Funding will not be used to pay for or reimburse services provided by other governmental entities or their employees. Section 215.11. — Process for distribution of funds. 1) The application process will be in the form of a request for proposal. Each completed application shall contain expected results stated in required evidence based measurable terms for review by the Children's Trust Advisory Board and a copy of the most recent financial audit. Governmental agencies are excluded from the financial audit requirement. 2) Announcement of plan. As soon as reasonably possible after submission of the advisory board's annual report and initial funding plan for children's programs and services, the county shall approve or modify the plan and announce the availability of funding for the upcoming fiscal year. The announcement will include a description of services and programs recommended for funding from the Children's Trust District. The announcement will include information pertaining to funding applications, rules and procedures pertaining to the award of funds and applicable dates for submission of applications and all details pertinent thereto. 3) Funding request evaluation. Evaluations of agencies submitting funding applications shall include, but not be limited to, site visits, interviews, and application review. Applications received will be assessed on the basis of specified criteria and will include, but not be limited to, the following items: 114