HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement A-19-404 with Federal Equitable Sharing Program.pdfEquitable Sharing Funds Received From Other Agencies
Transferring Agency Name Justice Funds Treasury Funds
Other Income
Other Income Type Justice Funds Treasury Funds
Matching Grants
Matching Grant Name Justice Funds Treasury Funds
Transfers to Other Participating Law Enforcement Agencies
Receiving Agency Name Justice Funds Treasury Funds
Support of Comm unity-Based Programs
I Recipient Justice Funds
Non-Categorized Expenditures Description Justice Funds Treasury Funds
Salaries Salary Type Justice Funds Treasury Funds
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The Department of Justice is collecting this information for the purpose of reviewing your equitable sharing expenditures.
Providing this information is voluntary; however, the information is necessary for your agency to maintain Program compliance.
Information collected is covered by Department of Justice System .of Records Notice, 71 Fed. Reg. 29170 (May 19 , 2006),
JMD-022 Department of Justice Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS). This information may be disclosed to contractors
when necessary to accomplish an agency function, to law enforcement when there is a violation or potential violation of law, or in
accordance with other published routine uses. For a complete list of routine uses, see the System of Records Notice as
amended by subsequent publications.
Single Audit Information Independent Auditor Name: Company: Brown Armstrong Certified Public AccountantsPhone: 559 -476-3592 Email: info@bacpas.com
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Were equitable sharing expenditures included on your jurisdiction's prior fiscal year's Schedule of Expenditures of
Federal Awards (SEFA)?
YES NO�
Prior year Single Audit Number Assigned by Harvester Database:
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Affidavit
Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned officials certify that they have read and understand their obligations under the
Guide to Equitable Sharing for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (Guide) and all subsequent updates, this
Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations. The undersigned officials
certify that the information submitted on the Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification form (ESAC) is an accurate
accounting of funds received and spent by the Agency.
The undersigned certify that the Agency is in compliance with the applicable nondiscrimination requirements of the following
laws and their Department of Justice implementing regulations: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et
seq.), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), which prohibit discrimination on the
basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in any federally assisted program or activity, or on the basis of sex in any
federally assisted education program or activity. The Agency agrees that it will comply with all federal statutes and regulations
permitting federal investigators access to records and any other sources of information as may be necessary to determine
compliance with civil rights and other applicable statutes and regulations.
Equitable Sharing Agreement
This Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement, entered into among (1) the Federal Government, (2) the Agency, and (3) the
Agency's governing body, sets forth the requirements for participation in the federal Equitable Sharing Program and the
restrictions upon the use of federally forfeited funds, property, and any interest earned thereon, which are equitably shared
with participating law enforcement agencies. By submitting this form, the Agency agrees that it will be bound by the Guide and
all subsequent updates, this Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Submission of the ESAC is a prerequisite to receiving any funds or property through the Equitable Sharing Program.
1.Submission. The ESAC must be signed and electronically submitted within 60 days of the end of the Agency's fiscal year.
Electronic submission constitutes submission to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury.
2.Signatories. The ESAC must be signed by the head of the Agency and the head of the governing body. Examples of
Agency heads include police chief, sheriff, director, commissioner, superintendent, administrator, county attorney, district
attorney, prosecuting attorney, state attorney, commonwealth attorney, and attorney general. The governing body head is the
head of the agency that appropriates funding to the Agency. Examples of governing body heads include city manager, mayor,
city council chairperson, county executive, county council chairperson, administrator, commissioner, and governor. The
governing body head cannot be an official or employee of the Agency and must be from a separate entity.
3.Uses. Shared assets must be used for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the Guide and all subsequent
updates, this Equitable Sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
4.Transfers. Before the Agency transfers funds to other state or local law enforcement agencies, it must obtain written
approval from the Department of Justice or Department of the Treasury. Transfers of tangible property are not permitted.
Agencies that transfer or receive equitable sharing funds must perform sub-recipient monitoring in accordance with the Code
of Federal Regulations.
5.Internal Controls. The Agency agrees to account separately for federal equitable sharing funds received from the
Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury, funds from state and local forfeitures, joint law enforcement
operations funds, and any other sources must not be commingled with federal equitable sharing funds.
The Agency certifies that equitable sharing funds are maintained by the entity that maintains the Agency's appropriated or
general funds and agrees that the funds will be subject to the standard accounting requirements and practices emplo yed by
the Agency's jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Guide, any subsequent updates, and the Code
of Federal Regulations, including the requirement to maintain relevant documents and records for five years.
The misuse or misapplication of equitably shared funds or assets or supplantation of existing resources with shared funds or
assets is prohibited. The Agency must follow its jurisdiction's procurement policies when expending equitably shared funds.
Failure to comply with any provision of the Guide, any subsequent updates, and the Code of Federal Regulations may subject
the Agency to sanctions.
6.Single Audit Report and Other Reviews. Audits shall be conducted as provided by the Single Audit Act Amendments of
1996 and 0MB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The
Agency must report its equitable sharing expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) under
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 16.922 for Department of Justice and 21.016 for Department of the
Treasury. The Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury reserve the right to conduct audits or reviews.
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