Agenda - 08-01-2022; 1 - Ratification of the County Manager's Approval of ARPA Policies

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82 Section 5.20.Drug-free Workplace Requirements.Subrecipient certifies compliance with 2 CFR 182. Section 5.21.Stevens Amendments Requirements.Subrecipient shall identify that federal assistance funds were used to fund Approved Activities under this Agreement in any publicity and/or signage relating to the funded project or program. Article VI.Cooperation in Monitoring and Evaluation. Section.6.1.County Responsibilities.County shall monitor,evaluate,and provide guidance and direction to Subrecipient in the conduct of Approved Activities performed under this Agreement.County must determine whether Subrecipient has spent funds in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, including the federal audit requirements and agreements and shall monitor the activities of Subrecipient to ensure that Subrecipient has met such requirements. County may require Subrecipient to take corrective action if deficiencies are found. The type and degree of monitoring activities depends on the results of the Subrecipient Risk Assessment, as detailed in County's Subaward and Monitoring Policy for the expenditure of ARP/CSLFRF funds,see Exhibit E (Subaward Policy).The following specific monitoring activities apply to this Agreement: (a) Payment validations(monthly) (b) Report reviews(quarterly) (c) Desk reviews(at least once per year and more frequently if requested by County or Subrecipient) (d) Onsite reviews(upon request of County or Subrecipient) (e) Audit review(yearly) Additional monitoring activities shall be included for subrecipients deemed to be medium or high risk. Consult with the Chief Financial Officer and County Attorney to determine appropriate additional monitoring activities. Section.6.2.Subrecipient Responsibilities. (a) Cooperation with County Oversight.Subrecipient shall permit County to carry out monitoring and evaluation activities, including any performance measurement system required by applicable law, regulation,funding sources guidelines or by the terms and conditions of the applicable grant award,and Subrecipient agrees to ensure,to the greatest extent possible,the cooperation of its agents,employees and board members in such monitoring and evaluation efforts.This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. (b) Cooperation with Audits.Subrecipient shall cooperate fully with any reviews or audits of the activities under this Agreement by authorized representatives of County,the North Carolina State Auditor,the US Department of Treasury,and the US Government Accountability Office.Subrecipient agrees to ensure to the extent possible the cooperation of its agents, employees,and board members in any such reviews and audits.This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Section 6.3.Interventions. If County determines that Subrecipient is not in compliance with this Agreement, County may initiate an intervention, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.208 and 2 CFR 200.339.The degree of Subrecipient's performance or compliance deficiency will determine the degree of intervention.All possible interventions are listed below and will depend on the degree of deficiency in Subrecipient's performance or compliance deficiency. If County determines that an intervention is warranted, it shall provide written notice to Subrecipient of the intervention within thirty(30)days of the completion of a report review,desk review,onsite review,audit review, or procedures engagement review or as soon as possible after the County otherwise learns of a compliance or performance deficiency related to the execution of this Agreement.The written notice shall notify Subrecipient of the following related to the intervention: (1)The nature of the additional requirements; (2)The reason why the additional requirements are being imposed; (3)The nature of the action needed to remove the additional requirement, if applicable; 30 of 39