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Affidavit
<br />Under penalty of perjury,-the undersigned officials certify that they have read and understand their obligations under the Gurueto Equitable sharing for state, Locat,-and rribat Law eiroriii"itlgencr'es rariaiiZr:,aail subsequent updates, thisEquitable sharing Agreement, and the applicable sections Liir'" coa" of.Federal degulations. The undersigned officialscertify that the information submitted on 'ihe,Equit"bdsh;r^g'Aigreement
<br />and certifiJation form (ESA.) is an accurateaccounting of funds received and spent by the Agency.
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<br />The undersigned certify that the Agency is in compliance with the applicable nondiscrimination requirements of the followinglaws and their Department of Justiie imptementing reguration., iitr.lvr
<br />"1th" ai;ilii#isAcr of rc64 @2u.s.c. g 2000d efseq')' Title lX of the Education Amendments or
<br />^ts17 Qo-'9.s.c. s reer g{l"q], d""ii"n so+ or 1,u Rehabiritation Act of 1973(29 u's'c' s 794)' and the Age Discrimination nct or iozs i+i u."s c. s 6101 ef seg.), which prohibit discrimination on thebasis of race' color' national origin, oisaoitity,.or 1ge in anv'relJiatty aisisted ;r"#; oi activity, or on the basis of sex in anyfederallv assisted education pro-gtam oi
<br />""tiuitv ii" ng#.y ;i""i tn"t it *iil";;il iit
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<br />federar statutes and regurationspermitting federal investigators alcess to records ano
<br />""v "tn"i.ources of informaiion as may be necessary to determinecompliance with civil rights and other applicaore statutes lnd ,"w1r191. F;;;";;;;;nl,u" ur" required to corecr race andethnicity data as requir-ed by 2s c.F.R .'ii.toaoland 31 c.F.n."iz.oror.
<br />Equitable Sharing Agreement
<br />This Federal Equitable sharing Agreement,..-q:lT9.rl" amo.lq (1) the Federat Government, (2) the Agency, and (3) theAgency's governing oo-1v, ;9tito11 t1"1"Or;rgments for partiiipation in the federat Equitabte sharing program and therestrictions upon the use, of federally forfeitedjundl, p.pSrtvl "li any interest
<br />""rn"c-th"r"on, which are equitabry sharedwith participating law enforcement
<br />"g"n"i"i ay. suoriiittii;'6i"];;r, ihe ngency ;gi"u;'t,ut it wi1 be bound by rhe Gurde andall subsequent updates' this Equitabie snaiing Rgre"r"ni ;;; il; apprica6re
<br />"L"iion" ir the code ot reoerarhegurations.submission of the ESAC is a pierequisite to receiuing any funds-or property through the Equitable sharing program.
<br />1' Submission' The ESAC must be signed and.electronically submitted within two months of the end of the Agency,s fiscalyear' Electronic submission constitutes-submission t" ir'" oJp"rtrent of Justice ano tne oepartment of the Tr6asury.
<br />2' signatories' The ESAC must be signed by the head of the Agency and the head of the governing body. Exampres ofAgency heads include police chief, sh6riff, diiector, .".ri..L"Ji superintendent, administrator, county attorney, districtattorney' prosecuting attorney, state attorney, commonwealth attorney, and attorney general. The governing body head is thehead of the agency that appropriates tunoing to jhe ng"""y. e"";q9_'r "1s9"."ilil ril; heads incrude city manager, mayor,city council chairperson, county executive, c-ounty.corircit;hairpe;on, adirinistrato-r,-coirmissioner, and governor. Thegoverning body head cannot be an official'or employee or tne ndncy and must oe rrom a separate entity.
<br />3' Uses' shared assets must be used for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the Guide andall subsequentupdates, this Equitable sharing Agreement, and the appticJoie-Jions of the cofi oi reoeral Regutations.
<br />4' Transfers' Before the Agency transfers funds to other state or local law enforcement agencies, it must obtain writtenapproval from the Department of Justice or Department ot tre i;;*o. il;:;# #i*,?ibre properry are not permitted.frt;ff:?ll{Jiii,t:il:t receive equitable srraring tuno"rust pJJo* sub-recipient mon-itorins in actordance with rhe code
<br />5' lnternal controls' The Agency agrees to account separately for federal equitable sharing funds received from theDepartment of Justice and the Depa-rtment or trre rreasJry, f;"ir frr state and local forfeitures, joint law enforcementoperations funds' and any other sources must not uu "orringl"o *iflr federal equitable sharing funds.
<br />The Agency certifies that equltable sharing fu.nds are maintained by its jurisdiction and the funds are administrated in thesame manner as the jurisdictions's appropriated or general runos. ineAg"n"y frrth"i"JiR", tnat tne iunoi aie-suo;ect tothe standard accounting requirements'anb fracticeJ"rnpiov"J oJ the Agency,s jurisdiction in accordance with therequirements set forth in the Gurde, ,ny trb.quent updates, "ni ir,* c;de ;f r"o"iri n"gulations, including the requirementto maintain rerevant documents and records for five v.i"i".
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<br />The misuse or misapplication of equitably shared funds or assets or supplantation of existing resources with shared funds orassets is prohibited' The Agency must foilow its.juri.oi"tonilio".irerent policies wrren eipending equitably shared funds.
<br />[?'[":"";iT3y"y,"T"::v provision of the cuide,
<br />"nv "u0""{uenirpo"te", and rhe coo"'or Federat Regutations may subject
<br />6' single Audit Report and other Reviews. Audits shall be conducted as provided by the single AuditAct Amendments of1996 and oMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, costs erincifies, and Audit Requirements for FederalAwards. The
<br />Date Printed : 03 I 021 2026
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