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v5 <br /> “Provider shall be eligible for accelerated disbursement based upon the achievement of <br />milestones. County shall disburse funds within 30 fifteen (15) days of demonstrated milestone <br />completion.” <br />3. Whistleblower Protections <br />The Parties agree hereby to add the following section after Section 25 in the ND Agreement: <br />“Section 26 – Legal and Regulatory Compliance: <br />• The Provider agrees to comply with whistleblower protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, which <br />prohibits retaliation against employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse of federal funds. The <br />Provider shall inform all employees involved in the project of their rights under this statute and <br />ensure that no retaliatory actions are taken against whistleblowers. <br />• The Provider shall provide a copy of its whistleblower policy to the County within 30 days of the <br />execution of this Amendment, confirming compliance with these requirements.” <br /> <br />4. Audit and Compliance <br />Section 19(c) of the ND Agreement is hereby expanded as follows: <br />• The Provider acknowledges that all ARPA funds are subject to audit and monitoring under 2 <br />C.F.R. Part 200. The Provider shall maintain accurate financial records and provide full <br />cooperation during any audits conducted by the County, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or <br />other federal and state authorities. <br />• If any ARPA funds are found to have been expended in violation of ARPA or federal guidelines, <br />the Provider shall immediately repay such funds to the County upon request. The County <br />reserves the right to withhold future payments or recoup funds in cases of noncompliance. <br /> <br />5. Replacement of Attachments A & C – Service Area Map & Construction Plan and Timeline <br />Attachment A (“Service Area Map”), and Attachment C (“Construction Plan and Timeline”) shall be <br />replaced in its entirety and in all instances by the new Attachment A2 (“Revised Service Area Map”), and <br />Attachment C2 (“Revised Construction Plan and Timeline”). <br />6. Addition of Attachment B2 – Remaining Mutually Agreed Service Sites <br />There shall be a new Attachment B2 (“Remaining Mutually Agreed Service Sites”) for the purposes of <br />identifying the remaining locations to be served and marked by the revised payment milestones. Within <br />the new Attachment B2 (“Remaining Mutually Agreed Service Sites”), there shall be three divisions of <br />the addresses labeled “Area One”, “Area Two” and “Area Three” which shall be based upon the <br />polygons depicted in the new Attachment A2 (“Revised Service Area Map”) and correspond to the <br />revised disbursement schedule in Section 13. <br />The definition of “Location” in Section 3 Definitions shall be replaced with the following: <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 33C8184F-C279-4BB7-B966-39236C99AB43