084-16 - Resolution - Delegating Authority to Legally Bind the City for Federal Grant ReimbursementRESOLUTION NO. 084-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY BIND THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING FEDERAL GRANT REIMBURSEMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council desires timely reimbursement of allowable expenditures
related to Federally funded grant projects, and new rules mandate the delegation of authority
to legally bind the city for the sole purpose of Federal grant reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, City Treasurer, Public Works Director, and Chief of Police are
responsible for the proper administration of their official responsibilities, that include project,
grant, and management accountability, and whose position requires oversight of budgeted
expenditures subject to Federal grant reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, the City requires Surety Bonds for the faithful execution for the employees
and officers of the City of Port Orchard in a fixed amount for the City Treasurer at $50,000 and
the Chief of Police at $10,000, attesting to the responsibilities of those officers in the execution
of their duties, and
WHEREAS, The Federal Highway Administration, through State authorizes federal
transportation funding to the City of Port Orchard, Washington for transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR 200.41S(a) has been revised to
ensure that final fiscal reports or vouchers requesting payment under Federal agreements must
include a certification, signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the non-Federal
Agency; and
WHEREAS, in order to seek timely reimbursement for proper expenditures related to
Federally funded grant projects, the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, Washington,
delegates to the person elected Mayor, and appointed as the City Treasurer, Public Works
Director, and Chief of Police the authority to legally bind the City of Port Orchard, Washington
solely for the purpose of requesting Federal Grant reimbursement; now, therefore;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: Resolution No. 084-16 delegating authority to legally bind the City of Port
Orchard for the Sole purpose of Requesting Federal Grant Reimbursement is hereby approved.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 13th day of December 2016.
Resolution No. 084-16
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Robert Putaansuu, Mayor