12-14-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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EXHIBIT "C" ASSURANCES A Grantee and the Applicant hereby makes and certifies that as grantee, it and any subgrantee shall comply with the following conditions: 1. A grantee and subgrantee must comply DOJ/OJJDP grant rules and UGMS. 2. A grantee and subgrantee must comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 573, by ensuring that no officer, employee, or member of the applicant's governing body or of the applicant's contractor shall vote or confirm the employment of any persons related within the second degree of affinity or the third degree of consanguinity to any member of the governing body or to any other officer or employee authorized to employ or supervise such person. This prohibition shall not prohibit the employment of a person, who shall have been continuously employed for a period of two years, or such period stipulated by local law, prior to the election or appointment of the officer, employee, or governing body member related to such person in the prohibited degree. 3. A grantee and subgrantee must insure that all information collected, assemble or maintained by the applicant relative to a project will be available to the public during normal business hours in compliance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law. 4. A grantee and subgrantee must comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, which requires all regular, special or called meeting of governmental bodies be open to the public, except as otherwise provided by law. 5. A grantee and subgrantee must comply with Section 231.006, Texas Family Code, which prohibits payments to a person who is in arrears on child support payments. 6. No health and human services agency or public safety or law enforcement agency may contact with or issue a license, certificate or permit to the owner, operator or administrator of a facility if the license, permit or certificate has been revoked by another health and human services agency or public safety or law enforcement agency. 7. A grantee and subgrantee that is a law enforcement agency regulated by Texas Government Code, Chapter 415, must be in compliance with all rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education pursuant to Chapter 415, Texas Government Code or must provide the grantor agency with a certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education that the agency is in process of achieving compliance with such rules. 8. When incorporated into a grant award or contract, these standard assurances contained in the application package become terms or conditions for receipt of grant funds. Administering state agencies and local subrecipients shall maintain an appropriate contact administration system to insure that all terms, conditions, and specifications are met. 9. A grantee and subgrantee must comply with the Texas Family Code, Section 261.101 which requires reporting of all suspected cases of child abuse to local law enforcement authorities and to the Texas Department of Child Protective and Regulatory Services. Grantees and