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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J R. SMITH, CLERK mast be resolved before a grant award agreement tray be executed and before grant payments for arty DOS grant may be released. 19. Accounting Requirements. The Grandee nest rraittain an accounting system that provides a complete record of the use of allgrant funds as follows: a) The accounting system must be able to specifically identify and provide audit trails that trace the receipt, maintenance and experditure of state funds; b) Accounting records mast adequately identify the sources and application of finds for all grarrt activities and trust classify and identify grant fronds by using the same budget categories that were approved in the grant application If Grantee's accourrting system accurruhtes data in a different format than the one in the grant application, subsidiary records mist document aril reconcile the amounts shown in the Grantee's accounting records to those an aunts reported to the Division; C) An interest-bearing checking account or accounts in a state or federally chartered institution may be used for revenues and expenses described in the Scope of Work and detailed in the Estimated Project Budget; d) The name ofthe account(s) mast include the grant award number; e) The Grantee's accounting records mist have effective control over and accountability for all fiands, property and other assets; and fl Accounting records must be supported by source docurrerrtation and be in sufficient detail to allow for a proper pre -audit and post -audit (such as invoices, bills and canceled checks). 20. Availability of State Funds. The State of Florida's perfonr>rmce and obligation to pay under this Agreement are conti Wnt upon an annual appropriation by the Florida Legislature. In the event that the state funds upon which this Ageenrent is dependent are withdrawn, this Agreement will be automatically temarated and the Division shall have no finther liability to the Grantee beyond those armurits already expended prior to the tenrmration date. Such temmnation will not affect the responsibility of the Grantee under this Agreement as to those fords previously distributed. In the event of a state revenue shortfall, the total grarrt may be reduced accordingly. 21. Lobbying. The Grantee will not use any grant fiords for lobbying the state legislature, the state judicial branch or any state agency. 22. Independent Contractor Status of Grantee. The Grantee, if not a state agency, agrees that its officers, agents and ennployees, in perfonrance of this AgeerneM shall act in the capacity of independent contractors and not as officers, agents or employees of the state. The Grantee is not entitled to accrue any benefits of state employment, including retirenerrt benefits and any other rights or privileges connected with employmerrt by the State of Florida. 23. Grantee's Subcontractors.Tbe Grantee shall be responsible for all work perfomred and all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement. The Grantee may subcontract, as necessary, to perform the services and to provide corrnnodities required by this Ag een-o t. The Division shall not be liable to any subcontractor(s) for any expenses or liabilities incurred under the Grantee's subcontract(s), and the Grantee shall be solely liable to its subcontractor(s) for all expenses and liabilities incurred under its subcontract(s). The Grantee nit take the necessary steps to ensure that each of its subcontractors will be deemed to be independent contractors and will not be considered or permitted to be agents, servants, joint venturers or partners ofthe Division 24• Liability. The Division will not assume any liability for the acts, omissions to act or negligence of the Grantee, its agents, servants or employees; nor may the Grantee exclude liability for its own acts, omissions to act or negligence to the Division Page: 5 State Aid to Libraries 0 -ani Agreement (Form DL1S'SA02) Chapter IB -2.011(2)(a), Florida Adminisnalive Cade. Effective 02-2022