13 - Authorizing necessary documents to pursue the Coronavirus Relief Fund created by the CARES Act

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EXHIBIT B — CARES ACT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION I, , am the County Judge, Mayor or City Manager of ("County"/"Municipality"), and I certify that: 1. 1 have the authority on behalf.of County/Municipality to request grant payments from the State of Texas ("State") for federal funds appropriated pursuant to section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136, div. A, Title V (Mar. 27, 2020). 2. 1 understand that the State will rely on this certification as a material representation in making grant payments to the County/Municipality. 3. 1 acknowledge that County should keep records sufficient to demonstrate that the expenditure of funds it has received is in accordance with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. 4. 1 acknowledge that all records and expenditures are subject to audit by the United States Department of Treasury's Inspector General, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Texas State Auditor's Office, or designee. S. I acknowledge that County has an affirmative obligation to identify and report any duplication of benefits. I understand that the State has an obligation and the authority to deobligate or offset any duplicated benefits. 6. 1 acknowledge and agree that County/Municipality shall be liable for any costs disallowed pursuant to financial or compliance audits of funds received. 7. 1 acknowledge that if County has not used funds it has received to cover costs that were incurred by December 30, 2020, as required by the statute, those funds must be returned to the United States Department of the Treasury. 8. 1 acknowledge that the County/Municipality's proposed uses of the funds provided as grant payments from the State by federal appropriation under section 601 of the Social Security Act will be used only to cover those costs that: a. are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency and governor's disaster declaration on March 13, 2020 with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); b. were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, for County/Municipality; and c. were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020 and ends on December 30, 2020. in addition to each of the statements above, I acknowledge on submission of this certification that my jurisdiction has incurred eligible expenses between March 1, 2020 and the date noted below. By: Signature: Title: Date: WN:II11127 21 1 23