55B - RESO - FEDERAL GRANT DESIGNEES

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LS 12.19.17 RESOLUTION NO.2017-xxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING EACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE FEDERAL GRANT CERTIFICATION(S) FOR FEDERAL GRANTS MANAGED BY EACH RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards ("The Uniform Guidance") is a new set of regulations for managing federal grant programs. Due to the new report certification requirements under the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR section 200.415), the City is required to include certification language in the annual and final fiscal reports or vouchers requesting payment (all reimbursement requests), which must be signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the entity. B. All reimbursement requests must now be signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the entity. Such reimbursement requests are processed quite frequently and authorizing the Executive Director of each departmentlagency, or their designee, to sign such certifications pertaining to federal grant funds managed by each respective department/agency will allow the City to function expeditiously. C. The grant administering departments/agencies are responsible for ensuring compliance with all grant requirements, including but not limited to monitoring grant expenditures and reporting true, current, and accurate information to grantors (Federal Grant Agencies). As such, the Executive Directors and their designee(s) of the grant administering departments must review and certify all fiscal reports and reimbursement requests. Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes grant administering departments' Executive Directors and their designee(s) the authority to sign the certification required 55B-3