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Santa Ana, City of Schedule B -1 - Budget Narrative Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program for 2013 -2014 Grant No. SC14385 Santa Ana, City of will be reimbursed for overtime personnel costs and checkpoint supplies to conduct the checkpoints. Overtime reimbursement will reflect actual costs (overtime hourly rate and overtime benefit rates) of the personnel conducting the appropriate operation(s) up to the amount of the approved cost per checkpoint and the grant total stated in Schedule B- Detailed Budget Estimate. Only actual benefits accrued from overtime hours will be covered (e.g., retirement, medical /dental /vision insurance, uniform allowances will not be covered). Allowable benefits include: Social Security (OASDI), Workers Compensation, Medicare, State -run disability, and unemployment insurance. Budgeted grant activities will be conducted by personnel on an overtime basis; supplanting is not allowable. The grant covers only the costs of police department personnel. Grants do not cover contractual services. Grant - funded operations may be conducted by personnel such as an officer, sergeant, corporal, deputy, community service officer, dispatcher, clerical /administrative, etc. depending on the titles used by the agency. Personnel will be deployed as needed to accomplish the grant goals and objectives. Administrative /clerical personnel are allowable only if they worked on the checkpoint operation, e.g., to process the larger than normal volume of citations, towing records, and arrest/incident reports. These reports must be a result of the operation and required to be processed quickly for distribution to the courts and the District Attorney's Office, or to meet statutory time limits. Clerical overtime incurred before the checkpoint or more than one business day after the last day of the checkpoint is not allowable. Costs for preparing claims are not reimbursable. OTS- approved checkpoint supplies (cones, signage, vests, PAS devices /supplies and lighting equipment) are reimbursable provided that: 1) the total cost of supplies, including tax and shipping, does not exceed the awarded amount specified in Schedule B; and 2) the unit prices of checkpoint supplies do not exceed OTS- established unit costs. Download the Checkpoint Supply Policy from the SafeTREC website to ensure compliance of checkpoint supply purchases. Other direct costs are not reimbursable, except for OTS- approved checkpoint supplies. Indirect costs are not reimbursable. Reimbursements are contingent upon the following (exceptions must be approved by SafeTREC): i. The applicable post - operational data have been submitted using SafeTREC's on -line reporting system. ii. The claim form is correctly filled out, using the SafeTREC Excel -based form. iii. The claim amounts do not exceed the limits set forth in Schedule B - Detailed Budget Estimate. iv. The information in the overtime slips and the ledger report are consistent and fully support the claim. V. A ledger report(s) supporting the claim amount is attached to the claim. Only source documents are accepted to support the claim amount. Explanatory documentation such as spreadsheets may be submitted to provide additional information but cannot be accepted in lieu of a ledger report(s). vi. An invoice(s) for the amount of checkpoint supplies is attached to the claim. The invoice must contain a sufficient description of the purchased item(s), quantity, and unit cost. vii. The claim is signed by the Authorizing Official (Box B of the grant cover page) or Individuals Authorized to Sign Claims (Box D) as designated in the grant cover page. viii. Changes in the Authorizing Official For the Applicant Agency or the designation of any other additional individual(s) to sign claims are documented in accordance with SafeTREC documentation requirements. X. The final claim is submitted no later than October 31, 2014. page 6