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<br />A TRUE COPY
<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
<br />H. The Recipient shall provide additional reports and information identified in
<br />Attachment I, Request for Payment to Rural Community or Rural Area of
<br />Opportunity, as requested by the Department's Grant Manager.
<br />(12) RECORDS
<br />A. Pursuant to section 20.055(5), F.S., the Recipient and its subcontractors (if any)
<br />understand- and shall comply with their duty to cooperate with the Department's
<br />Inspector General in any investigation, audit, inspection, review, or hearing.
<br />B. As required by section 215.97, F.S., and Florida Administrative Code Rule 691-5.006,
<br />.the Department, the Chief Inspector General for the State of Florida, the Florida
<br />Auditor General, or any of their authorized representatives, shall enjoy the right of
<br />access to any documents,financial statements, papers, or other records of the
<br />Recipient which are pertinent to this Agreement, in order to make audits,
<br />examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. The right of access also includes timely and
<br />reasonable. access to the Recipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and
<br />discussion related to such documents.
<br />C. The Recipient shall maintain any books, records, or documents for the Recipient and
<br />for all subcontractors to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, in
<br />accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and practices which
<br />sufficiently and properly reflect all expenditures of funds provided by the Department
<br />under this Agreement, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the
<br />requirements and objectives of this Agreement, and all other applicable laws and
<br />regulations.
<br />Q. The Recipient will retain sufficient records demonstrating its compliance with the
<br />terms of this Agreement for the longer of, -a period of at least five (5) years from the
<br />date the audit report. is issued, or the period required by the General Records
<br />Schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State, available at:
<br />https:Hdos.mvflorida.com/library-archives/records-management/general-records-
<br />schedules/. The Recipient shall allow the Department, or its designee, DFS, or
<br />Auditor General access to such reports upon request and shall ensure that audit
<br />working papers are made available upon request by the Department or its designee,
<br />Chief Financial Officer, or Auditor General, for a period of three (3) years from the
<br />date the audit report is issued unless extended in writing by the Department.
<br />E. In accordance with section 216.1366, F.S., the Department is authorized to inspect
<br />the: (a) financial records, papers, and documents of the Recipient that are directly
<br />related to the performance of this Agreement or the expenditure of state funds; and
<br />(b) programmatic records, papers, and documents of the Recipient which the
<br />Department determines are necessary to monitor the performance of the Contract
<br />or to ensure that the terms of this Agreement are being met. The Recipient shall
<br />provide such records, papers, and documents requested by the Department within
<br />10 Business Days after the request is made.
<br />(13) PUBLIC RECORDS
<br />A. The Recipient is required to comply with the State of Florida's Public Records Law,
<br />which provides a right of access to the records of the state and local governments.
<br />The Recipient shall:
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