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OLUTION 2014-251
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ADOPTED DOC ID: 9615
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2014-251 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
MARCH 11, 2014:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Agreement between the Town of Southold and the
Suffolk County Office for the Aging for community services for the. Elderly Residential Repair
Program for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015, at no cost to the Town, subject to
the approval of the Town Attorney.
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Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: James Dinizio Jr, Councilman
SECONDER: Jill Doherty, Councilwoman
AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell
County of Suffolk
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Steven Bellone
Suffolk County Executive
Office for the Aging
Holly S. Rhodes-Teague
Director
April 16, 2014
The Honorable Scott A. Russell RECEIVED
Supervisor
Town of Southold APR 18 2014
53095 Main Road, P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971-0959 Town Attorney's Office
RE: CSE Residential Repair
IFMS No. 00000006224
Dear Supervisor Russell:
The fully executed Agreement referenced above is enclosed for your files.
Attached is a copy of All Department Heads Memorandum 30-97 explaining budget
modification requirements. Any budget modification not meeting these requirements may
be delayed or rejected by the Budget Office.
Also enclosed find the Notification of Rights, which must be posted as part of your
compliance with Local Law No. 12-2001, the Living Wage Law.
If you require any further information, please contact Ellen Frankino at 853-8262.
Sincerely,
Joanne Kandelll ~C
Principal Accountant
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Enc.
cc: Ellen Frankino
Mary-Valerie Kempinski
Karen McLaughlin
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NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER
THE LIVING WAGE LAW
According to the provisions of Local Law #12-2001 (the Living Wage law) enacted
by Suffolk County in July of 2001, a living wage rate was established. The Living
Wage shall be adjusted each year in proportion to the increase of the area
Consumer Price Index. Effective January 1, 2014, the Living Wage will increase to
$11.74 per hour with health benefits and $13.37 per hour without health benefits
for covered employees of an agency receiving financial compensation through the
County. The law also mandates that full time workers receive at least 12
compensated days off per year through any combination of sick, vacation or
personal leave and includes paid holidays provided by the employer.
The Suffolk County Department of Labor has been designated as the agency to
administer this law and to this end has established a Living Wage Unit. Further
information concerning the parameters of the Living Wage law may be obtained by
contacting this Unit (631-853-3808) or accessing the Suffolk County web page at
www.co.suffolk.nv.us/labor and following the link to the Living Wage section. All
inquiries will remain confidential.
30-97
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ALL-DEPARTMENT-HEADS MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 10, 1997
CONTRACT AGENCY BUDGET MODIFICATIONS
This memorandum applies to those departments who pay contract agencies from the operating
Budget 4770 or 4980 objects.
On August 29,1995, ADH 47-95 was issued to resolve problems whicli had developed regarding
the procedures and requirements for modifying contract agency budgets. In early 1997, there
were again problems with timeliness and the reasons for modifications for certain departments
involving 1996 contracts.
Departments who deal with contract agencies have a major responsibility in the processing of
contract budget modifications. Therefore, the attached procedures, which take effect with all
1997 contracts should be closely followed. Please distnbute these procedures to all of your
contract agencies.
If there are any questions regarding this ADH, please contact your departments Budget
Examiner.
ERICA. KOP
Chief Deputy County Executive
'stribut'0
Department Heads
Attachment ~tianRl(~~
JUN 11 1997
BUDGET AfflaM C TONS
REOUIRBMB1VTS•
1. Non-cquipment requests for contract budget modifications must be received
Executives Budget Office no later than 45 calendar days prior to the end of the contract
fiscal year. Equipment modifications must be received 9o calendar days prior to the end
of the contract fiscal year,
2. Under no cireumstancr_s can expenditures for which a budget modification is being
requested be made prior to the approval of the modification by the Budget 0 11ce.
3. An agency will be restricted to three approved modifications per year.
4. Each line item requested to be modified must be fully justified and must be. directly
related to the intent of the program.
5. Any transfers to increase salary rates of contract employees, create new positions, or
change the title of a position, must be submitted prior to the rate increase being given or
the position being filled The Budget Office will of approve retroactive salary increases.
The only exception applies to a retroactive labor agreement between an agency: and their
union bargaining unit(s),
6. Budget modifications cannot increase the dollar amount ofthe contract
~fRO-~Ul~: •
1. Four copies of the proposed budget modification and one copy of the justification,
including a letter from the agency requesting the change, should be forwarded to the
Budget O>fice with the department's recommendation within fifteen (15) calendar
days of r oeipt of the request by the department
2. The jusdficatiQn must include the effect of the modification on the pmgram,•changes in
the available reimbursement to the County. if any, the additional dollar amount which
will be paid to the agency, and the dollar amount of reimbursement to the County, if the
modification is approved
3. If the contract is funded under a Federal or State grant, or State reimbumeffient, the
Department Head must advise in the transmittal memo whether State or Federal approval
for the modification is required and whether the attached documentation showing the
change has been approved by the funding agency.
4. The budget modification format must indicate the line item, the current budget amount,
the amount spent year to date, the new amount of the line item and the dollar amount of
the change. .
LawNo ORIGINAL
IFMS No. 00000006224
Community Services for the Elderly- Residential Repair No. 001JKD1-6777-4980-95285
Contract
This Contract ("the Contract") is between the County of Suffolk ("the County"), a municipal corporation of
the State of New York, acting through its duly constituted Office for the Aging ("the Department"), located at 100
Veterans Memorial Highway, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099; and
Town of Southold ("the Contractor"), a Municipal Corporation, having an address at 53095 Main Road, P.O.
Box 1179, Southold, New York, 11971.
The Contractor has been designated to receive funds from the County for Community Services for the Elderly
(CSE) Residential Repair ("the Services") as set forth in Article I, entitled "Description of Services."
Term of the Contract: April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; with an option, to be exercised at the County's
discretion, to September 30, 2015 on the same terms and conditions herein.
Units of Service: 1000 Units of Residential Repair Services
145 Unduplicated Persons
Total Cost of the Contract: Shall not exceed $19,380.00, to be paid as set forth in Articles V and VI, attached.
Terms and Conditions: Shall be as set forth in Articles I through VI, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed the Contract as of the latest date written below.
Town of South d County Suffolk
By: By.
S A. Russell Dennis M. Cohen
Supervisor Chief Deputy County Executive
Fed. Tax 1D3 ~1--6 0 11939 Date `y//y
Date
S~ A. au5flil~ hereby certifies Approved:
un3ler penalties perjury that I a an officer of Department
~l D~J /1 14 7( that I have read and
I am familiar with §A5-7 of Article V of the Suffolk By:
Couaode, and that Holly Rl des-Teague
/C/ meets all Director, Offtcp fir the Aging
requirements to ify for exemption thereunder. Date//
Name t3 Recam ended:
Date 31 d7 / d By.
Ritva Gottesman
Approved as to Form: Assistant Senior nt n Program Coordinator
Dennis M. Brown, Date
County Attorney
By: A /
Mary E Po er
Assistant County Att mey 0025086
Date
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List of Articles
Page #
Article I .............................................................................................................................................................................5
Description of Services ..........................................................................................................................................................5
Article II ...........................................................................................................................................................................15
Definitions ...........................................................................................................................................................................15
1. Meanings of Terms 15
2. Elements of Interpretation 16
Article III ...........................................................................................................................................................................17
General Terms and Conditions ..........................................................................................................................................17
1. Contractor Responsibilities 17
a. Duties and Obligations 17
b. Qualifications, Licenses, and Professional Standards 17
c. Notifications ..................................................................................................................................17
d. Documentation of Professional Standards 17
e. Credentialing .................................................................................................................................17
f. Engineering Certificate 18
2. Termination .........................................................................................................................................18
a. Thirty Days Termination 18
b. Event of Default; Termination on Notice 18
c. Termination Notice 18
d. Duties upon Termination 18
3. Indemnification and Defense 18
4. Insurance 19
5. Independent Contractor 19
6. Severability 20
7. Merger; No Oral Changes 20
8. Set-Off Rights 20
9. Non-Discrimination in Services 20
10. Nonsectarian/Nonpartisan Declaration 20
11. Governing Law 20
12. No Waiver 20
13. Conflicts of Interest 20
14. Cooperation on Claims 21
15. Confidentiality 21
16. Assignment and Subcontracting 21
17. Changes to Contractor 21
18. No Intended Third Party Beneficiaries 22
19. Certification as to Relationships 22
20. Publications 22
21. Copyrights and Patents 22
a. Copyrights .....................................................................................................................................22
b. Patents ...........................................................................................................................................22
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22. Arrears to County 22
23. Lawful Hiring of Employees Law in Connection with Contracts for Construction or Future
Construction 22
24. Certification Regarding Lobbying 23
25. Record Retention 23
26. Notice 23
Article IV ...........................................................................................................................................................................24
Suffolk County Legislative Requirements .........................................................................................................................24
1. Contractor'sNendor's Public Disclosure Statement 24
2. Living Wage Law 24
3. Use of County Resources to Interfere with Collective Bargaining Activities 24
4. Lawful Hiring of Employees Law 24
5. Gratuities .............................................................................................................................................25
6. Prohibition Against Contracting with Corporations that Reincorporate Overseas 25
7. Child Sexual Abuse Reporting Policy 25
8. Non Responsible Bidder 26
9. Use of Funds in Prosecution of Civil Actions Prohibited 26
10. Youth Sports 26
11. Work Experience Participation 26
12. Safeguarding Personal Information of Minors 26
13. Suffolk County Local Laws Website Address 26
Article V ...........................................................................................................................................................................27
General Fiscal Terms and Conditions ...............................................................................................................................27
1. General Payment Terms 27
a. Presentation of Suffolk County Payment Voucher 27
b. Voucher Documentation 27
c. Payment by County 27
d. Budget Modification .....................................................................................................................27
e. Budget and/or Services Revisions 27
f. Taxes .............................................................................................................................................28
g. Final Voucher 28
2. Subject to Appropriation of Funds 28
3. Personnel Salaries, Pension and Employee Benefit Plans, Rules and Procedures 28
4. Accounting Procedures 28
5. Audit of Financial Statements 29
6. Financial Statements and Audit Requirements 29
7. Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Materials, Supplies 30
a. Purchases, Rentals or Leases Requiring Prior Approval 30
b. Purchase Practices/Proprietary Interest of County 30
c. County's Right to Take Title and Possession 30
d. Inventory Records, Controls and Reports 31
e. Protection of Property in Contractor's Custody 31
f. Disposition of Property in Contractor's Custody 31
8. Lease or Rental Agreements 31
9. Statement of Other Contracts 31
10. Miscellaneous Fiscal Terms and Conditions 31
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a. Limit of County's Obligations 31
b. Duplicate Payment from Other Sources 31
c. Funding Identification 31
d. Outside Funding for Non-County Funded Activities 31
e. Potential Revenue 32
f. Payments Contingent upon State/Federal Funding 32
g. Denial of Aid 32
h. Budget ...........................................................................................................................................32
i. Payment of Claims 32
j. Payments Limited to Actual Net Expenditures 32
k.. Travel, Conference, and Meeting Attendance: SOP A-07 Amendment 1 33
1. Salaries ..........................................................................................................................................33
m. Salary Increases 33
n. Contractor Vacancies 33
o. No Limitation On Rights 33
p. Comptroller's Rules and Regulations 33
Article VI ...........................................................................................................................................................................34
Article VI
Budget
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Article I
CSE Residential Repair
Description of Services
Whereas, the Contractor has been identified in the 2014 Suffolk County Adopted Budget under the pseudo code
as listed on page one of the Contract to perform the Services for the Department; and
Whereas, the Town of East Hampton has been designated as a line item in the Suffolk County Operating
Budget to receive funding; and
Whereas, the continuity of service delivery is considered to be in the best interest of the County and the elderly
residents of Suffolk County for the best possible outcomes;
Now therefore, in consideration of the mutual provisions and covenants hereafter set forth, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Conflicting Provisions
In the event of any conflict between this Article I and any other provision to this Contract, such other
provision shall prevail unless it is expressly stated that this Article I shall prevail.
2. Goals of the Program
The Residential Repair Program ("Program") is to provide persons aged sixty (60) or over, who are in
need, with minor repair and renovation assistance to remediate or upgrade substandard, unsuitable or
unsafe housing, including, but not limited to, handicapped modifications or crime prevention
modifications.
The Program provides the required labor and recipients pay for necessary supplies and materials.
Persons aged sixty (60) and over who are incapable of maintaining their homes because of illness,
incapacity, handicap or absence of a caretaker relative are eligible to receive services.
3. General Terms and Conditions
In general, but without limitation, the Contractor shall be required to meet the criteria listed below:
a. The Contractor is to afford priority to servicing those elderly persons who New York State has
identified as the target population (minority, low-income, frail, and vulnerable) in accordance
with paragraph number five (5) below.
b. The Contractor may not impose a means test of eligibility. No income or asset information may
be used to determine eligibility for service notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement.
C. Persons eligible for or receiving the same or a similar service under another government-funded
program are not eligible for this service. However, determination of eligibility must be done on
an individual basis recognizing specific circumstances as they pertain to the person's need.
d. The Contractor may not charge any fees for services.
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4. Administration
Overall administration of this program will be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor or its
designee will insure proper implementation and direction of the services, act as liaison between the
Department and the actual recipients of service and insure accuracy and timeliness of submission of all reporting
forms and expenditures.
5. Contractor's Staff
a. The Contractor shall employ adequate numbers of qualified staff, which may include volunteers,
and supervisory personnel to meet all the specifications and responsibilities of the program in an
orderly, punctual and reliable manner. All meetings and trainings required by the County are to
be attended by the appropriate staff. The Contractor will have on file with the Department the
procedures to be followed by workers and other staff in case of emergency.
b. The Department has the right to review and approve Contractor's staff applicable to the Program.
C. The provisions of this paragraph five (5) are in addition to the provisions of Article V, paragraph
10, subparagraph n.
6. Coordination
The Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of services with other providers and organizations to
provide the most suitable outcomes and minimize possible duplication of effort. In order to accomplish
this, the Contractor will undertake activities such as but not limited to participation in inter-agency
meetings, coordination of referrals and follow-ups with other local service providers, entering into
agreements with other organizations for joint efforts and/or funding, centralized assessment and
maintaining up-to-date resource materials both within and outside the Contractor's organization.
7. Targeting and Outreach
a. Targeting activities must be designed to identify individuals in the target populations who need
services and to increase service delivery to the target population by linking targeted populations
to, or providing them with, appropriate service. Consistent with the OAA and NYS applicable
regulations, including the following laws: the Older Americans Act (OAA), Title III of the Code
of Federal Regulations, 45 CFR 1321; the NYS Elder Law and relevant NYS regulations (Title 9,
Subtitle Y of the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations); the Contractor's targeting
goal is to substantially increase the numbers of older adults from targeted population groups
(minority, low-income, frail, vulnerable).
b. The Contractor must give preference to providing services to older individuals with the greatest
economic or social needs with particular attention to specifically identified targeted groups,
(OAA §305 (a)(2)(E)). The term "greatest economic need" is defined as the need resulting from
an income at or below the poverty levels as established annually by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget. The term "greatest social need" refers to the need caused by non-
economic factors which include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers and cultural,
social or geographical isolation including isolation caused by racial or ethnic status that restricts
an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or threatens the capacity of the individual to
live independently (OAA §102 (23 and 24)).
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C. The following four target groups have been identified as having the greatest economic and social
needs: minority, low income, frail and vulnerable.
i. Minority-persons of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American (American Indian), Alaska
Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander origins. Persons whose origins are of
two (2) or More Races or who are identified as being in a racial category different from
those above (other than white) may be included (see the Other Race or two (2) or More
Races categories, defined below).
a) Black - refers to a person who has origins in any of the Black racial groups
of Africa. This includes, for example, persons who self report as Black,
African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, Haitian or other applicable
identification.
b) Hispanic (or Latino) - refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican,
South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of
race. Hispanic origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group,
lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or
ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify
their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be any race.
C) Asian - refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of
the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not
limited to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
d) American Indian or Alaska Native - refers to a person having origins in
any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central
America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
This category includes people who indicated their race(s) as "American
Indian or Alaska Native" or reported their enrolled or principal tribe, such
as Navajo, Blackfeet, Inupiat, Yup'ik, and/or Central American or South
American Indian groups.
e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - refers to a person having
origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other
Pacific Islands.
f) Other Race or two (2) or More Races - this category includes persons who
self-identify as multiracial, mixed, interracial, or a racial category other
than white, not included in the descriptions above.
ii. Low-Income-Persons with incomes at or below 150% of the poverty level.
iii. Frail-Persons with one or more functional deficits in the following areas:
a) Physical functions;
b) Mental functions;
C) Activities of daily living (eating, bed/chair transfer, dressing, bathing, toiletry and
continence); and/or,
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d) Instrumental activities of daily living (meal preparation, housekeeping, shopping,
medications, telephone, travel, and money management).
Disabled-Any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits
one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as
having such impairment. This includes alcoholism and drug addiction.
iv. Vulnerable-Persons with a deficit of social resources, those who are isolated socially,
linguistically or geographically, and/or those affected by other environmental conditions
including the following:
a) Language barriers; Limited English Proficiency - Individuals who do not speak
English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write,
speak, or understand English may be limited English proficient, and may be
eligible to receive language assistance with respect to a particular type of service,
benefit, or encounter.
b) Rural residence;
c) Persons with disabilities;
d) Institutionalized or at risk of institutionalization;
e) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) older adults;
f) Low literacy;
g) Older adult caregivers of children with developmental disabilities, mental illness,
or other disabilities requiring a caretaker (e.g., traumatic brain injury);
h) Homebound; and,
i) Alzheimer's or other Dementia.
d. In order to comply with Targeting requirements, the Contractor must employ Outreach Strategies
which may include, but are not limited to, locating target populations using Census or other
resource data, translated printed materials, location of services in catchment areas for targeted
populations, publicity to community-based groups, and minority staff/volunteers.
8. Equal Access
a. The Contractor shall comply with requirements for equal access including language accessibility,
nondiscrimination and concentration of services on target populations.
b. The Contractor shall adopt staffing procedures which provide for services to be delivered in a
language other than English in areas where a significant number of clients do not speak English
as their principal language.
C. The Contractor shall provide maximum accessibility to those older adults in greatest economic or
social need, and ensure that new sites be free from architectural barriers that limit participation of
disabled older individuals (NYS regulations, Title 9, Subtitle Y, §6652.2 (1)). Accessibility
requirements include provision of services and assistive devices (including assistive technology
services and devices) designed to meet the unique needs of older individuals who are disabled,
and of older individuals who provide uncompensated care to their adult children with disabilities.
Providers must ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as
communications with others (ADA, 28 CFR 35.160-35.164). For example, auxiliary aids and
services may include:
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• For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing: qualified interpreters, note takers,
computer-aided transcription services, written materials, telephone handset
amplifiers, assistive listening systems, telephones compatible with hearing aids,
closed caption decoders, open and closed captioning, telecommunications devices
for deaf persons (TDDs), videotext displays, and exchange of written notes.
• For individuals with vision impairments: qualified readers, taped texts, audio
recordings, Brailed materials, large print materials, and assistance in locating
items.
• For individuals with speech impairments: TDDs, computer terminals, speech
synthesizers, and communication boards.
d. Additionally, consistent with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, the Title VI regulations,
federal Executive Order 13166, and the NYS Human Rights Law. All AAAs and subcontractors
are required by law to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to limited English
proficient persons. All aging services providers, are obligated to provide reasonable, timely, and
appropriate language assistance to the limited English proficiency (LEP) populations each serves.
Mandated Action:
The Contractor must, at a minimum, maintain a telephonic interpretation service contract or
similar community arrangement with a language interpretation services provider of their choice.
The Contractor's staff for this Program with public contact must be aware of, and trained in the
timely and appropriate use of, these language services. The Contractor shall also ensure that LEP
persons are informed of the availability of language assistance, free of charge, by providing
written notice in languages LEP persons will understand at service locations.
9. Reporting Requirements
One (1)unit of service is equal to one (1) hour of residential repair/renovation service.
a. The Contractor shall submit to the Department monthly reports covering program activity and
expenses incurred during the reporting period. Such reports must be submitted to the Department
by the tenth (10'h) day of the month following the period being reported, and be on a form
specified by the Department and shall comply with all procedures required by the Department for the
proper payment of vouchers and audits.
b. Financial reports, or vouchers, also must never contain the names of the clients served, but may
be coded to indicate the particular client served.
C. The Contractor must at a minimum determine and maintain the following specific type of
demographic information for each individual receiving services.
Demographics
The Contractor must at a minimum determine and maintain the following specific type of
demographic information for each individual receiving services:
• Name.
• Sex.
• Age.
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• Disabled/Frail.
• Vulnerable.
• Live Alone.
• Low Income - The need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty
threshold, as established by the Bureau of the Census and updated annually as
follows:
Family Size 150 % of Poverty Threshold 185 % of Poverty Threshold
1 $17,505/year $21,590/year
2 $23,595/year $29,101 /year
• Minority.
• Low Income Minority - those minority persons whose income is at or below the
poverty threshold.
10. Incident Reporting
a. The Contractor agrees to provide the Department with reports of all instances of claims, costs,
damages, and injuries to persons or property of whatsoever kind arising out of services provided under
this Agreement. All such notifications should be given to the Department immediately after the
incident, if possible, but in no case longer than five (5) days after the incident. The Contractor further
agrees to send the Department copies of all "notices of claim" or any other papers relating to litigation
it receives relating to the program covered under this Contract.
b. The Contractor will report at least verbally to the Department, within twenty four (24) hours any
incidents involving the client, whether the incident requires medical attention or not. A written
follow up of such incident shall be sent to the Department within five (5) days of occurrence. The
Contractor will report any circumstances outside normal events that affect the well-being of the
client, including deteriorating conditions and significant changes that might lead to unsafe
conditions for the client.
11. Confidentiality
Confidential records shall be maintained on each recipient. Reports, as required by the Department,
should not contain the names of any clients, and identifying codes should be used to indicate particular
clients served, if necessary.
a. The Contractor agrees that no personal information obtained from an individual in conjunction
with this program shall be disclosed in a form in which it is identified with the individual without
such individual's written consent to such disclosure, except to the Department.
b. In the case of a request by the Department for names and addresses of individuals participating in
the program, the Contractor shall furnish such information as requested. Failure to comply with
a request by the Department for such information shall be deemed a material breach of this
Contract and shall result in a freeze on all monies due and owing to the Contractor until
compliance by the Contractor.
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12. Promotions and Advertisements
a. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide publicity for the program and to have an
identifying logo in equal sized lettering on any printed materials and on all brochures, flyers, and
advertisements (including without limitation television graphics), and on Program vehicles, as
follows:
Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services
through the New York State Office for the Aging
and the
Suffolk County Office for the Aging
b. Any announcements of the Program on radio or television must identify funding in the same
manner.
C. The provisions of this paragraph 12 supersede the provisions of paragraph 20 of Article III.
13. Contributions
a. The Contractor may not impose a means test of eligibility. No income or asset information may
be used to determine eligibility for service notwithstanding any other provisions of this Contract.
Any Suffolk resident sixty (60) years of age or older is eligible to receive this service.
b. The Contractor has the obligation to inform each recipient of the service, of the opportunity to
make a completely voluntary and anonymous contribution toward the cost of the service. Service
may not be denied, however, if a person is unable or unwilling to make a contribution. An audit
trail of all incoming contributions received must be reported monthly. All contributions are used
to expand the service. The letter sent to each recipient annually informing him/her of these facts
must include the sources of funding for the program and must include the following information:
Contributions to this (these) service(s) are completely voluntary and anonymous. Service will
not be denied if you are unable or unwilling to contribute. Any contribution you wish to make
will be used to expand the program and will be greatly appreciated.
C. The Contractor must encourage individuals with self-declared incomes at or above one hundred
eighty five percent (185%) of the federal poverty guideline to contribute at levels based on the
actual cost of services.
14. Participant Comments & Satisfaction Surveys
Pursuant to the NYS Office for the Aging Regulations Section 6654.8, the Contractor shall develop and
implement procedures to obtain the views of program participants about the services they receive.
Copies of records of such views shall be maintained for at least five (5) program years and shall be
available to the Department for inspection upon request. Such method shall respect the client's right to
confidentiality. In any event, at conclusion of the service, but not less often than annually, the
Contractor shall send each recipient an evaluation letter and survey in the form approved by the
Department, informing him/her of the sources of funding for the program and including the following
information:
Contributions are welcomed and are used to expand this service.
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15. Monitoring
a. Financial Transactions
The Department's staff and staff of the New York State Office for the Aging may examine or
review evidence regarding the existence, timing and classification of financial transactions that
are charged to the program for reimbursement. To obtain this evidence, such staff may examine
documentary evidence, including financial statements, financial reports, etc., and original
records. Such staff may make physical verification by actually observing or counting certain
assets (e.g., cash, equipment and supplies) to establish their physical existence.
b. Program
Subject to the limitations of client confidentiality, the contractor agrees to permit the
Department's staff and staff of the New York Office for the Aging to review program records and
to monitor training, supervision and services at any time.
16. Grievance Procedures
In accordance with §306 (a) (6) (P) of the Older Americans Act, as amended (OAA) and NYS Regulations
6654.16, the Department has established a process for resolving complaints from older persons who are
dissatisfied with or denied services. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Grievance
Procedures as set forth in Article lA - Grievance Procedures.
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Grievance Procedures
1. Purpose
In accordance with §306 (a) (6) (P) of the Older Americans Act, as amended (OAA), the Suffolk County
Office for the Aging has established a process for resolving complaints from older persons who are
dissatisfied with or denied services.
2. Notifying Participants of the Right to File a Grievance
a. The Contractor shall inform all participants in the program of the right to file a grievance. A
summary of the procedures, including a statement that assistance to file shall be provided to older
persons, must be prominently posted at service delivery sites or offices at which participants and
service applicants apply for services. Summaries must be in a format approved by the Department
and shall also be written in languages other than English where required to serve the
client/applicant population. Service participants shall be informed of the grievance procedures
through written and verbal statements provided to them upon assessment and/or reassessment for
services.
b. A participant or applicant who is denied services by the Contractor and the Department
program monitor must be given the reasons for the denial. The denial shall be confirmed in
writing and the applicant informed of the right to file a grievance and to whom the grievance
shall be addressed. For services which are applied for by telephone or verbally, in person, the
client may be told of the right to file a grievance verbally.
3. Grievance Process
a. Filing of grievances must follow the following process:
i. Participants must submit their grievances in writing to the Department's Program
Administrator.
ii. The grievance should be filed within thirty (30) days of denial, reduction or termination
of services, or of the event or circumstances with which the participant is dissatisfied. The
Department's Program Administrator may grant an extension for good cause shown.
iii. The grievance should be filed on the form approved by the Department, which shall
include a written statement setting forth in detail the date, time and circumstances that are
the basis of the complaint.
b. Investigation and Response to Grievance:
i. The designated reviewer who performs the initial review shall investigate the grievance,
including, as appropriate, meeting with the grievant and other persons involved in the
action(s) complained of or in the denial of services.
ii. The reviewer shall review all pertinent facts and/or documents, and shall determine
whether the agency action was made in accordance with lawful procedures (that is,
consistent with applicable OAA and or State laws, regulations and policies) and
supported by the facts.
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iii. The designated reviewer shall prepare and send a written response to the grievant and to
the Department's Director within fifteen (15) days after the grievance is filed. The
response shall set forth the circumstances relating to the grievance, the action requested
by the grievant, the findings of the reviewer, a proposed remedial action, if any, and
reason(s) for and facts relied on in the determination.
C. Appeal of Initial Response/Decision:
i. The grievant may initiate a request for subsequent review by the Department's Director
within twenty (20) calendar days following receipt of notification by the Program
Administrator of the decision.
iii. The Department's Director shall request copies of the initial file on the complaint in
question. The Department's Director will review the materials to ensure that pertinent
policies and procedures have been applied and followed. If appropriate, the Department's
Director or his/her designee will meet with the older person to allow the grievant an
opportunity to present information about the grievance.
iii. If the policies and procedures have been adhered to, the Department's Director will not
overturn the decision of the Program Administrator. If proper policies and procedures
have not been applied, the Department reserves the right to overturn the decision. The
subsequent review shall be completed within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the request
by the older individual and the grievant will be notified in writing of the result of the
subsequent review.
4. Record Keeping
The Department shall keep the records of the grievance and its handling for six (6) years following the
conclusion of the calendar year of the occurrence. The file shall contain, at a minimum, but not limited
to the initial grievance, any investigative reports; any written response submitted by the Department or
the service provider; any documents or other records submitted by any party; the written Initial Response
of the agency, and, if applicable, the notice to the grievant of the right to an appeal.
5. Confidentiality
No information, documents or other records relating to a grievance shall be disclosed by program staff or
volunteers in a form that identifies the grievant without the written informed consent of the grievant,
unless the disclosure is required by court order or for program monitoring by authorized agencies.
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Article II process; or
Definitions
d. the Contractor's failure to comply with any
1. Meanings of Terms Federal, State or local law, rule, or regulation,
and County policies or directives; or
As used herein:
C. the Contractor's bankruptcy or insolvency; or
"Audit of Financial Statements" means the examination by
the Comptroller and any Federal or State auditing authority of f. the Contractor's failure to cooperate in an Audit
the financial statements of the Contractor resulting in the of Financial Statements; or
publication of an independent opinion on whether or not those
financial statements are relevant, accurate, complete, and fairly g. the Contractor's falsification of records or
presented. reports, misuse of funds, or malfeasance or
nonfeasance in financial record keeping arising
"Budget" means the Contractor's summary or plan of all out of, or in connection with, any contract with
intended revenue, whether received in the forth of fees, grants, the County; or
County funding, or any other source, and expenditures necessary to
render the Services. h. the Contractor's failure to submit, or failure to
timely submit, documentation to obtain Federal
"Budget Deficiency Plan" means an analysis of the cost of the or State funds; or
Services, changes in fiscal conditions, and required modifications to
the Contract to continue to render the Services. I. the inability of the County or the Contractor to
obtain Federal or State funds due to any act or
"Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the County of Suffolk. omission of the Contractor, or
"Contract" means all terms and conditions of this Contract forming j. any condition that the County determines, in its
ail rights and obligations of the Contractor and the County. sole discretion, is dangerous.
"Contractor" means the signatory corporation, its officers, officials, "Federal" means the United States government, its departments, and
employees, agents, servants, sub-contractors, and any successor or agencies.
assign of any one or more of the foregoing performing the Services.
"Fringe Benefits" means non-wage benefits which accompany, or
"County" means the County of Suffolk, its departments, and are in addition to, a person's salary, such as paid insurance, sick
agencies. leave, profit-sharing plans, paid holidays, and vacations.
"County Attorney" means the County Attorney of the County of "Fund Source" means any direct or indirect sum payable to the
Suffolk. Contractor by the County pursuant to any lawful obligation.
"Department" means the signatory department approving the "Legislature" means the Legislature of the County of Suffolk.
Contract.
"Management Letter" means a letter certified as true by the
"Engineering Services" means the definition of the practice of Contractor's certified public accountant or chief financial officer of
engineering and the definition of practice of land surveying, as the findings and recommendations for improvements in internal fiscal
case may be, under Section 7201 and Section 7203 of the State control that were identified during an Audit of Financial Statements,
Education Law, respectively, but which were not required to be included in an audit report.
"Event of Default" means "Municipal Corporation" means a town, village, or school district.
a. the Contractor's failure to perform any duty "Services" means all that which the Contractor must do, and any part
required of it under paragraphs l (b)-(e) of thereof arising out of, or in connection with, the Contract as
Article III of the Contract; or described in Article I "Description of Services."
b. the Contractor's failure to maintain the amount "State" means the State of New York.
and types of insurance with an authorized insurer
as required by the Contract; or "Statement of Other Contracts" means a complete list of all other
contracts under which money has been or will be paid to the
c. the Contractor's failure to maintain insurance Contractor from the County, Federal, or State governments, or a
required by the Contract with an insurer that has Municipal Corporation, and (i) which are currently in effect or (ii)
designated the New York Superintendent of which have expired within the past twelve (12) months and have not
Insurance as its lawful agent for service of been renewed.
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"Suffolk County Payment Voucher" means the document
authorized and required by the Comptroller for release of payment.
"Term" means the time period set forth on page one of the Contract
and, if exercised by the County, the option period.
2. Elements of Interpretation
Words of the masculine gender shall mean and include correlative
words of the feminine and neuter genders and words importing the
singular number shall mean and include the plural number and vice
versa. Words importing persons shall include firms, associations,
partnerships (including limited partnerships), trusts, corporations,
and other legal entities, including public bodies, as well as natural
persons, and shall include successors and assigns.
Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein, shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Contract.
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Article III holder or the Contractor to perform the
General Terms and Conditions Services.
1. Contractor Responsibilities
a. Duties and Obligations iii.) In the event that the Contractor is not
able to perform the Services due to a
i.) It shall he the duty of the Contractor to loss of license, the Contractor shall not
discharge, or cause to be discharged, all be reimbursed for the Services rendered
of its responsibilities, and to administer after the effective date of termination of
funds received in the interest of the such license. Without limiting the
County in accordance with the generality of the foregoing, if any part
provisions of the Contract. of the Contract remains to be
performed, and the termination of the
ii.) The Contractor shall promptly take all license does not affect the Contractor's
action as may be necessary to render ability to render the Services, every
the Services. other term and provision of the
Contract shall be valid and enforceable
If.) The Contractor shall not take any to the fullest extent permitted by law.
action that is inconsistent with the
provisions of the Contract. d. Documentation of Professional Standards
iv.) Services provided under this Contract The Contractor shall maintain on file, in one
shall be open to all residents of the location in Suffolk County, all records that
County. demonstrate that it has complied with sub-
paragraphs (b) and (c) above. The address of the
b. Qualifications, Licenses, and Professional location of the aforesaid records and documents
Standards shall be provided to the County no later than the
date of execution of the Contract. Such
i.) The Contractor represents and warrants documentation shall be kept, maintained, and
that it has, and shall continuously available for inspection by the County upon
possess, during the Tenn, the required twenty-four (24) hours notice.
licensing, education, knowledge,
experience, and character necessary to e. Credentialing
qualify it to render the Services.
I.) In the event that the Deparnment, or any
ii.) The Contractor shall continuously have division thereof, maintains a
during the Term all required credentialing process to qualify the
authorizations, certificates, Contractor to render the Services, the
certifications, registrations, licenses, Contractor shall complete the required
permits, and other approvals required credentialing process. In the event that
by Federal, State, County, or local any State credential, registration,
authorities necessary to qualify it to certification or license, Drug
render the Services. Enforcement Agency registration, or
Medicare or Medicaid certification is
c. Notifications restricted, suspended, or temporarily or
permanently revoked, it is the duty of
i.) The Contractor shall immediately the Contractor to contact the
notify the County, in writing, of any Department, or division thereof, as the
disciplinary proceedings, commenced case may be, in writing, no later than
or pending, with any authority relating three (3) days after such restriction,
to a license held by any person suspension, or revocation.
necessary to qualify him, her, or the ii.) The Contractor shall forward to the
Contractor to perform the Services.
Department, or division thereof, as the
it.) In the event that a person is no longer case may be, on or before July I of
licensed to perform the Services, the each year during the Term, a complete
Contractor must immediately notify the list of the names and addresses of all
County, but in no event shall such persons providing the Services, as well
notification be later than five (5) days as their respective areas of certification,
after a license holder has lost the credentialing, registration, and
license required to qualify the license licensing.
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L Engineering Certificate
IV.) Upon termination, the Contractor shall
In the event that the Contract requires any reimburse the County the balance of
Engineering Services, the Contractor shall submit any funds advanced to the Contractor
to the County, no later than the due date for by the County no later than thirty (30)
submission for approval of any engineering work days after termination of the Contract.
product, the Certificate of Authorization The provisions of this subparagraph
("Certificate"), issued pursuant to shall survive the expiration or
§ 7210 of the New York Education Law, of every termination of the Contract.
person performing any Engineering Services.
The failure to file, submit, or maintain the v.) Nothing contained in this paragraph
Certificate shall be grounds for rejection of any shall be construed as a limitation on the
engineering work product submitted for approval. County's rights set forth in paragraphs
l(c) (iii) and 8 of this Article III.
2. Termination
3. Indemnification and Defense
a. Thirty Days Termination
a. The Contractor shall protect, indemnify, and hold
The County shall have the right to terminate the harmless the County, its agents, servants,
Contract without cause, for any reason, at any officials, and employees from and against all
time, upon such terms and conditions it deems liabilities, fines, penalties, actions, damages,
appropriate, provided, however, that no such claims, demands, judgments, losses, suits or
termination shall be effective unless the actions, costs, and expenses caused by the
Contractor is given at least thirty (30) days negligence or any acts or omissions of the
notice. Contractor, including reimbursement of the cost
of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the
b. Event of Default; Termination on Notice County, its agents, servants, officials, and
employees in any action or proceeding arising out
t.) The County may immediately terminate of, or in connection with, the Contract.
the Contract, for cause, upon such
terms and conditions it deems b. The Contractor hereby represents and warrants
appropriate, in the Event of Default. that it will not infringe upon any copyright in
ii.) If the Contractor defaults under any performing the Services. The Contractor agrees
other provision of the Contract, the that it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless
County may terminate the Contract, on the County, its agents, servants, officials, and
not less than five (5) days notice, upon employees from and against all liabilities, fines,
such terms and conditions it deems penalties, actions, damages, claims, demands,
appropriate. judgments, losses, suits or actions, costs, and
expenses arising out of any claim asserted for
c. Termination Notice infringement of copyright, including
reimbursement of the cost of reasonable
Any notice providing for termination shall be attorneys' fees incurred by the County, its agents,
delivered as provided for in paragraph 26 of this servants, officials, and employees in any action or
Article III, proceeding arising out of or in connection with
any claim asserted for infringement of copyright.
d. Duties upon Termination C. The Contractor shall defend the County, its
t.) The Contractor shall discontinue the agents, servants, officials, and employees in any
Services as directed in the termination proceeding or action, including appeals, arising
notice. out of, or in connection with, the Contract, and
any copyright infringement proceeding or action.
Alternatively, at the County's option, the County
If.) Subject to any defenses available to it, may defend any such proceeding or action and
the County shall pay the Contractor for require the Contractor to pay reasonable
the Services rendered through the date attorneys' fees or salary costs of County
of termination. employees of the Department of Law for the
defense of any such suit.
III.) The County is released from any and all
liability under the Contract, effective as
of the date of the termination notice.
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4. Insurance C. All policies providing such coverage shall be
issued by insurance companies authorized to do
a. The Contractor shall continuously maintain, business in New York with an A.M. Best rating
during the Term of the Contract, insurance in of A- or better.
amounts and types as follows:
d. The Contractor shall furnish to the County, prior
i.) Commercial General Liability to the execution of the Contract, declaration
insurance, including contractual pages for each policy of insurance, other than a
liability coverage, in an amount not policy for commercial general liability insurance,
less than Two Million Dollars and upon demand, a true and certified original
($2,000,000.00) per occurrence for copy of each such policy evidencing compliance
bodily injury and Two Million Dollars with the aforesaid insurance requirements.
($2,000,000.00) per occurrence for
property damage. The County shall be e. In the case of commercial general liability
named an additional insured. insurance and business use automobile insurance,
the Contractor shall furnish to the County, prior
ii.) Automobile Liability insurance (if any to the execution of the Contract, a declaration
non-owned or owned vehicles are used page or insuring agreement and endorsement
by the Contractor in the performance of page evidencing the County's status as an
the Contract) in an amount not less additional insured on said policy, and upon
than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars demand, a true and certified original copy of such
($500,000.00) per person, per accident, policy evidencing compliance with the aforesaid
for bodily injury and not less than One insurance requirements.
Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) for property damage per f. All evidence of insurance shall provide for the
occurrence. County to be notified in writing thirty (30) days
prior to any cancellation, nonrenewal, or material
Ill.) Workers' Compensation and change in the policy to which such evidence
Employer's Liability insurance in relates. It shall be the duty of the Contractor to
compliance with all applicable New notify the County immediately of any
York State laws and regulations and cancellation, nonrenewal, or material change in
Disability Benefits insurance, if any insurance policy.
required by law. The Contractor shall
furnish to the County, prior to its 8• In the event the Contractor shall fail to provide
execution of the Contract, the evidence of insurance, the County may provide
documentation required by the State of the insurance required in such manner as the
New York Workers' Compensation County deems appropriate and deduct the cost
Board of coverage or exemption from thereof from a Fund Source.
coverage pursuant to §§57 and 220 of
the Workers' Compensation Law. In h. If the Contractor is a Municipal Corporation and
accordance with General Municipal has a self-insurance program under which it acts
Law § 108, the Contract shall be void as a self-insurer for any of such required
and of no effect unless the Contractor coverage, the Contractor shall provide proof,
shall provide and maintain coverage acceptable to the County, of self-funded
during the Term for the benefit of such coverage.
employees as are required to be
covered by the provisions of the 5. Independent Contractor
Workers' Compensation Law.
The Contractor is not, and shall never be, considered an
iv.) Professional Liability insurance in an employee of the County for any purpose. Notwithstanding
amount not less than Two Million anything contained in this Contract, the Contract shall not
Dollars ($2,000,000.00) on either a be construed as creating a principal-agent relationship
per-occurrence or claims-made between the County and the Contractor or the Contractor
coverage basis. and the County, as the case may be.
b. The County may mandate an increase in the
liability limits set forth in the immediately
preceding paragraphs (4)(a)(i), (ii), and (iv).
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V.) treat an individual differently from
6. Severability others in determining whether or not
the individual satisfies any eligibility or
It is expressly agreed that if any term or provision of this other requirements or conditions which
Contract, or the application thereof to any person or individuals must meet in order to
circumstance, shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any receive the Services provided pursuant
extent, the remainder of the Contract, or the application of to the Contract.
such term or provision to persons or circumstances other b. The Contractor shall not utilize criteria or
than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, methods of administration which have the effect
shall not be affected thereby, and every other term and of subjecting individuals to discrimination
provision of the Contract shall be valid and shall be because of their race, creed, color, national
enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation,
military status, or marital status, or have the
7. Merger; No Oral Changes effect of substantially impairing the Contract with
respect to individuals of a particular race, creed,
It is expressly agreed that the Contract represents the entire color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual
agreement of the parties and that all previous orientation, military status, or marital status, in
understandings are herein merged in the Contract. No determining:
modification of the Contract shall be valid unless in written
forth and executed by both parties. i.) the Services to be provided; or
ii.) the class of individuals to whom, or the
S. Set-Off Rights situations in which, the Services will be
provided; or
The County shall have all of its common law, equitable, iii,) the class of individuals to be afforded
and statutory rights of set-off. These rights shall include,
but not be limited to, the County's option to withhold from an opportunity to receive the Services.
a Fund Source an amount no greater than any sum due and
owing to the County for any reason. The County shall 10. Nonsectarian/Nonpartisan Declaration
exercise its set-off rights subject to approval by the County
Attorney. In cases of set-off pursuant to a Comptroller's The Services performed under the Contract are secular and
audit, the County shall only exercise such right after the nonpartisan in nature. No funds received pursuant to the
finalization thereof, and only after consultation with the Contract shall be used for sectarian purposes or to further
County Attorney. the advancement of any religion, candidate or partisan
effort. The Services will be available to all eligible
9. Non-Discrimination in Services individuals regardless of religious belief or political
affiliation.
a. The Contractor shall not, on the grounds of race,
creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, 11. Governing Law
sexual orientation, military status, or marital
status The Contract shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York,
i.) deny any individual the Services without regard to conflict of laws. Venue shall be
provided pursuant to the Contract; or designated in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, the
ii.) provide the Services to an individual United States District Court for the Eastern District of New
that is different, or provided in a York, or, if appropriate, a court of inferior jurisdiction in
different manner, from those provided Suffolk County.
to others pursuant to the Contract; or
12. No Waiver
iii.) subject an individual to segregation or
separate treatment in any matter related It shall not be construed that any failure or forbearance of
to the individual's receipt of the the County to enforce any provision of the Contract in any
Services provided pursuant to the particular instance or instances is a waiver of that
Contract; or provision. Such provision shall otherwise remain in full
iv.) restrict an individual in any way from force and effect, notwithstanding any such failure or
any advantage or privilege enjoyed by forbearance.
others receiving the Services provided
pursuant to the Contract; or 13. Conflicts of Interest
The Contractor shall not, during the Term, pursue a course
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of conduct which would cause a reasonable person to the County's written consent, enter into a
believe that he or she is likely to be engaged in acts that Permitted Transfer. For purposes of the
create a substantial conflict between its obligations under Contract, a Permitted Transfer means:
the Contract and its private interests. The Contractor is
charged with the duty to disclose to the County the i.) if the Contractor is a partnership, the
existence of any such adverse interests, whether existing or withdrawal or change, whether
potential. This duty shall continue as long as the Term. voluntary, involuntary or by operation
The determination as to whether or when a conflict may of law, of the partners, or transfer of
potentially exist shall ultimately be made by the County partnership interests (other than the
Attorney after full disclosure is obtained. purchase of partnership interests by
existing partners, by the partnership
14. Cooperation on Claims itself or the immediate family members
by reason of gift, sale or devise), or the
The Contractor and the County shall render diligently to dissolution of the partnership without
each other, without compensation, any and all cooperation immediate reconstitution thereof, and
that may be required to defend the other party, its
employees and designated representatives, against any it.) if the Contractor is a closely held
claim, demand or action that may be brought against the corporation (i.e. whose stock is not
other party, its employees or designated representatives publicly held and not traded through an
arising out of, or in connection with, the Contract. exchange or over the counter):
15. Confidentiality 1. the dissolution, merger,
consolidation or other
Any document of the County, or any document created by reorganization of the Contractor;
the Contractor and used in rendering the Services, shall and
remain the property of the County and shall be kept 2. the sale or other transfer of twenty
confidential in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and percent or oth r more of the
regulations.
shares of the Contractor (other
than
16. Assignment and Subcontracting to existing shareholders, the
corporation itself or the immediate
family members of shareholders
a. The Contractor shall not delegate its duties under by reason of gift, sale or devise).
the Contract, or assign, transfer, convey,
subcontract, sublet, or otherwise dispose of the b. If the Contractor is a not-for-profit corporation, a
Contract, or any of its right, title or interest change of twenty percent (20%) or more of its
therein, or its power to execute the Contract, or shares or members shall be deemed a Permitted
assign all or any portion of the monies that may Transfer.
be due or become due hereunder, (collectively
referred to in this paragraph 16 as "Assignment"), C. The Contractor shall notify the County in writing,
to any other person, entity or thing without the which notice (the "Transfer Notice") shall
prior written consent of the County, and any include:
attempt to do any of the foregoing without such
consent shall be void ab initio. I.) the proposed effective date of the
Permitted Transfer, which shall not be
b. Such Assignment shall be subject to all of the less than thirty (30) days nor more than
provisions of the Contract and to any other one hundred eighty (180) days after the
condition the County requires. No approval of date of delivery of the Transfer Notice;
any Assignment shall be construed as enlarging
any obligation of the County under the terms and ii.) a summary of the material terms of the
provisions of the Contract. No Assignment of the proposed Permitted Transfer;
Contract or assumption by any person of any duty
of the Contractor under the Contract shall iii.) the name and address of the proposed
provide for, or otherwise be construed as, transferee;
releasing the Contractor from any term or
provision of the Contract, iv.) such information reasonably required
17. Changes to Contractor by the County, which will enable the
County to determine the financial
responsibility, character, and reputation
a. The Contractor may, from time to time, only with of the proposed transferee, nature of the
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proposed assignee/transferee's business 20. Publications
and experience;
Any book, article, report, or other publication related to the
v.) all executed fors required pursuant to Services provided pursuant to this Contract shall contain
Article IV of the Contract, that are the following statement in clear and legible print:
required to be submitted by the
Contractor; and "This publication is fully or partially funded
by the County of Suffolk."
vi.) such other information as the County
may reasonably require. 21. Copyrights and Patents
d. The County agrees that any request for its a. Copyrights
consent to a Permitted Transfer shall be granted,
provided that the transfer does not violate any If the work of the Contractor should result in the
provision of the Contract, and the transferee has production of original books, manuals, films, or
not been convicted of a criminal offense as other materials for which a copyright may be
Suffolk described under Article H of Chapter a189 of ll the granted, the Contractor may secure copyright
County Code. The County shall grant or protection. However, the County reserves to
deny its consent to any request a Permitted itself, and the Contractor hereby gives to the
Transfer within twenty (20) days s after delivery to
County
the County of the Transfer Notice, in accordance , and any other person designated
s
with the provisions of Paragraph 26 of Article the County, a royalty-free, nonexclusive license
III of the Contract. If the County shall not give to produce, reproduce, publish, translate, or
written notice to the Contractor denying its otherwise use any such materials.
consent to such Permitted Transfer (and setting b. Patents
forth the basis for such denial in reasonable
detail) within such twenty (20)-day period, then If the Contractor makes any discovery or
the County shall be deemed to have granted its invention during the Ter, as a result of work
consent to such Permitted Transfer. performed under the Contract, the Contractor
may apply
C. Notwithstanding the County's consent, for and secure for itself patent
protection. However, the County reserves to
the terms and conditions of the itself, and the Contractor hereby gives to the
i.) Contract shall in n way be deemed to County, and to any other person designated by
the County, a royalty-free, nonexclusive license
have been waived or modified; and to produce or otherwise use any item so
ii.) such consent shall not be deemed discovered or patented.
consent to any further transfers. 22. Arrears to County
1s. No Intended Third Party Beneficiaries
Contractor warrants that except as may otherwise be
The Contract is entered into solely for the benefit of the authorized by agreement, it is not in arrears to the County
County and the Contractor. No third party shall be deemed upon any debt, contract, or any other lawful obligation, and
a beneficiary of the Contract and no third party shall have is not in default to the County as surety.
the right to make any claim or assert any right under the
Contract. 23. Lawful Hiring of Employees Law in Connection
with Contracts for Construction or Future
19. Certification as to Relationships Construction
The Contractor certifies under penalties of perjury that, In the event that the Contract is subject to the Lawful
other than through the funds provided in the Contract and Hiring of Employees Law of the County of Suffolk, Suffolk
other valid agreements with the County, there is no known County Code Article II of Chapter 353, as more fully set
spouse, life partner, business, commercial, economic, or forth in the Article entitled "Suffolk County Legislative
financial relationship with the County or its elected Requirements," the Contractor shall maintain the
officials. The Contractor also certifies that there is no documentation mandated to be kept by this law on the
relationship within the third degree of consanguinity, construction site at all times. Employee sign-in sheets and
between the Contractor, any of its paters, members, register/log books shall be kept on the construction site at
directors, or shareholders owning five (5%) percent or all times and all covered employees, as defined in the law,
more of the Contractor, and the County. shall be required to sign such sign-in sheets/register/log
books to indicate their presence on the construction site
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during such working hours.
24. Certification Regarding Lobbying
Together with this Contract and as a condition precedent to
its execution by the County, the Contractor shall have
executed and delivered to the County the Certification
Regarding Lobbying (if payment under this Contract may
exceed $100,000) as required by Federal regulations, and
shall promptly advise the County of any material change in
any of the information reported on such Certification, and
shall otherwise comply with, and shall assist the County in
complying with, said regulations as now in effect or as
amended during the term of this Contract.
25. Record Retention
The Contractor shall retain all accounts, books, records,
and other documents relevant to the Contract for seven
(7) years after final payment is made by the County.
Federal, State, and/or County auditors and any persons
duly authorized by the County shall have full access
and the right to examine any of said materials during
said period. Such access is granted notwithstanding
any exemption from disclosure that may be claimed for
those records which are subject to nondisclosure
agreements, trade secrets and commercial information
or financial information that is privileged or
confidential Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, records directly related to contract
expenditures shall be kept for a period of ten (10) years
because the statute of limitations for the New York
False Claims Act (New York False Claims Act § 192)
is ten (10) years.
26. Notice
Unless otherwise expressly provided, all notices shall be in
writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent by
regular first class mail and certified mail, or personally
delivered during business hours as follows: L) to the
Contractor at the address on page I of the Contract and 2.)
to the County at the Department, or as to either of the
foregoing, to such other address as the addressee shall have
indicated by prior written notice to the addressor. All
notices received by the Contractor relating to a legal claim
shall be immediately sent to the Department and also to the
County Attorney at H. Lee Dennison Building, 100
Veterans Memorial Highway, P.O. Box 6100, (Sixth
Floor), Hauppauge, New York, 11788-0099.
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Application for County Compensation (Contract)."
Article IV
Suffolk County Legislative Requirements Suffolk County Living Wage Form LW-38; entitled
"Suffolk County Department of Labor - Living Wage Unit
NOTE: THE CONTRACTOR'S COMPLETED LEGISLATIVE Living Wage Certification/Declaration - Subject To
REQUIRED FORMS REFERENCED HEREIN ARE Audit."
AVAILABLE ON FILE AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT NAMED ON THE 3. Use of County Resources to Interfere with Collective
SIGNATURE PAGE OF THIS CONTRACT. Bargaining Activities
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
1. Contractor'sNendor's Public Disclosure Statement familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Article I
of Chapter 803 of the Suffolk County Code.
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
familiar with, and comply with the requirements of section County Contractors (as defined by section 803-2) shall
A5-7 of Article V of the Suffolk County Code. comply with all requirements of Chapter 803 of the Suffolk
County Code, including the following prohibitions:
Unless certified by an officer of the Contractor as being
exempt from the requirements of section A5-7 of Article V a. The Contractor shall not use County funds to
of the Suffolk County Code, the Contractor represents and assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
warrants that it has filed with the Comptroller the verified
public disclosure statement required by Suffolk County b. No County funds shall be used to reimburse the
Administrative Code Article V, section A5.7 and shall file Contractor for any costs incurred to assist,
an update of such statement with the Comptroller on or promote, or deter union organizing.
before the 31 at day of January in each year of the
Contract's duration. The Contractor acknowledges that c. No employer shall use County property to hold a
such filing is a material, contractual and statutory duty and meeting with employees or supervisors if the
that the failure to file such statement shall constitute a purpose of such meeting is to assist, promote, or
material breach of the Contract, for which the County shall deter union organizing.
be entitled, upon a determination that such breach has
occurred, to damages, in addition to all other legal If the Services are performed on County property, the
remedies, of fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of the Contractor must adopt a reasonable access agreement, a
Contract. neutrality agreement, fair communication agreement, non-
intimidation agreement, and a majority authorization card
Required Form: agreement.
Suffolk County Form SCEX 22; entitled
"Contractor'sNendor's Public Disclosure Statement" If the Services are for the provision of human services and
are not to be performed on County property, the Contractor
2. Living Wage Law must adopt, at the least, a neutrality agreement.
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become Under the provisions of Chapter 803, the County shall have
familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Chapter the authority, under appropriate circumstances, to terminate
575, of the Suffolk County Code. the Contract and t seek other remedies as set forth therein,
for violations of this Law.
This Contract is subject to the Living Wage Law of the Required Form:
County of Suffolk. The law requires that, unless specific Suffolk County Labor Law Form DOL-LO I; entitled
exemptions apply, all employers (as defined) under service "Suffolk County Department of Labor - Labor Mediation
contracts and recipients of County financial assistance, (as Unit Union Organizing Certification/Declaration - Subject
defined) shall provide payment of a minimum wage to to Audit."
employees as set forth in the Living Wage Law. Such rate
shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the terms of the
Suffolk County Living Wage Law of the County of Suffolk. 4. Lawful Hiring of Employees Law
Under the provisions of the Living Wage Law, the County
shall have the authority, under appropriate circumstances, It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
to terminate the Contract and to seek other remedies as set familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Article
forth therein, for violations of this Law. II of Chapter 353 of the Suffolk County Code.
Required Forms: This Contract is subject to the Lawful Hiring of Employees
Law of the County of Suffolk. It provides that all covered
Suffolk County Living Wage Form LW-1; entitled "Suffolk employers, (as defined), and the owners thereof, as the case
County Department of Labor - Living Wage Unit Notice of may be, that are recipients of compensation from the
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County through any grant loan, subsidy, funding, working hours and all covered employees, as defined in the
appropriation, payment, tax incentive, contract, law, shall be required to sign such sign-in
subcontract, license agreement, lease or other financial sheets/register/log books to indicate their presence on the
compensation agreement issued by the County or an site during such working hours.
awarding agency, where such compensation is one hundred
percent (1000%) funded by the County, shall submit a Required Forms:
completed swom affidavit (under penalty of perjury), the
form of which is attached, certifying that they have Suffolk County Lawful Hiring of Employees Law Form
complied, in good faith, with the requirements of Title 8 of LHE-1; entitled "Suffolk County Department of Labor-
the United States Code Section 1324a with respect to the Notice Of Application To Certify Compliance With Federal
hiring of covered employees (as defined) and with respect Law (8 U.S.C. Section 1324a) With Respect To Lawful
to the alien and nationality status of the owners thereof. Hiring of Employees."
The affidavit shall be executed by an authorized
representative of the covered employer or owner, as the Suffolk County Lawful Hiring of Employees Law Form
case may be; shall be par of any executed contract, LHE-2; entitled "Affidavit Of Compliance With The
subcontract, license agreement, lease or other financial Requirements Of 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a With Respect To
compensation agreement with the County; and shall be Lawful Hiring Of Employees"
made available to the public upon request.
5. Gratuities
All contractors and subcontractors (as defined) of covered
employers, and the owners thereof, as the case may be, that It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
are assigned to perform work in connection with a County familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Chapter
contract, subcontract, license agreement, lease or other 664 of the Suffolk County Code.
financial compensation agreement issued by the County or
awarding agency, where such compensation is one hundred The Contractor represents and warrants that it has not
percent (100 /o) funded by the County, shall submit to the offered or given any gratuity to any official, employee or
covered employer a completed sworn affidavit (under agent of the County or the State or of any political party,
penalty of perjury), the forth of which is attached, with the purpose or intent of securing an agreement or
certifying that they have complied, in good faith, with the securing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding
requirements of Title 8 of the United States Code Section or amending of an agreement or the making of any
1324a with respect to the hiring of covered employees and determinations with respect to the performance of an
with respect to the alien and nationality status of the agreement.
owners thereof, as the case may be. The affidavit shall be
executed by an authorized representative of the contractor, 6. Prohibition Against Contracting with Corporations
subcontractor, or owner, as the case may be; shall be part of that Reincorporate Overseas
any executed contract, subcontract, license agreement, lease
or other financial compensation agreement between the It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
covered employer and the County; and shall be made familiar with, and comply with the requirements of sections
available to the public upon request. A4-13 and A4-14 of Article IV of the Suffolk County
An updated affidavit shall be submitted by each such Code.
employer, owner, contractor and subcontractor no later The Contractor represents that it is in compliance with
than January 1 of each year for the duration of any contract sections A4-13 and A4-14 of Article IV of the Suffolk
and upon the renewal or amendment of the Contract, and County Code. Such law provides that no contract for
whenever a new contractor or subcontractor is hired under consulting services or goods and services shall be awarded
the terms of the Contract. by the County to a business previously incorporated within
The Contractor acknowledges that such the U.S.A. that has reincorporated outside the U.S.A.
filings are a
material, contractual and statutory duty and that the failure Child Sexual Abuse Reporting Policy
to file any such statement shall constitute a material breach
of the Contract.
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
Under the provisions of the Lawful Hiring of Employees familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Article
Law, the County shall have the authority to terminate the II of Chapter 880 of the Suffolk County Code.
Contract for violations of this Law and to seek other
remedies available under the law. The Contractor shall comply with Article II of Chapter 880,
of the Suffolk County Code, entitled "Child Sexual Abuse
The documentation mandated to be kept by this law shall at Reporting Policy," as now in effect or amended hereafter or
all times be kept on site. Employee sign-in sheets and of any other Suffolk County Local Law that may become
register/log books shall be kept on site at all times during applicable during the term of the Contract with regard to
child sexual abuse reporting policy.
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which the County may withhold payment, terminate the
8. Non Responsible Bidder Contract or exercise such other remedies as may be
appropriate in the circumstances.
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Article 12. Safeguarding Personal Information of Minors
II of Chapter 189 of the Suffolk County Code.
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, became familiar
Upon signing the Contract, the Contractor certifies that it with, and comply with the requirements of Suffolk County
has not been convicted of a criminal offense within the last Local Law No. 20-2013, a Local Law to Safeguard the
ten (10) years. The term "conviction" shall mean a finding Personal Information of Minors in Suffolk County.
of guilty after a trial or a plea of guilty to an offense All contract agencies that provide services to minors are
covered under section 189-5 of the Suffolk County Code required to protect the privacy of the minors and are strictly
under "Nonresponsible Bidder." prohibited from selling or otherwise providing to any third
party, in any manner whatsoever, the personal or identifying
9. Use of Funds in Prosecution of Civil Actions information of any minor participating in their programs.
Prohibited
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become 13. Suffolk County Local Laws Website Address
familiar with, and comply with the requirements of Article Suffolk County Local Laws, Rules and Regulations
III of Chapter 893 of the Suffolk County Code. can be accessed on the homepage of the Suffolk
The Contractor shall not use any of the moneys, in part or County Legislature.
in whole, and either directly or indirectly, received under
the Contract in connection with the prosecution of any civil End of Text for Article IV
action against the County in any jurisdiction or anyjudicial
or administrative forum.
10. Youth Sports
It shall be the duty of the Contractor to read, become
familiar with, and comply with Article III of Chapter 730 of
the Suffolk County Code.
All contract agencies that conduct youth sports programs
are required to develop and maintain a written plan or
policy addressing incidents of possible or actual concussion
or other head injuries among sports program participants.
Such plan or policy must be submitted prior to the award of
a County contract, grant or funding. Receipt of such plan
or policy by the County does not represent approval or
endorsement of any such plan or policy, nor shall the
County be subject to any liability in connection with any
such plan or policy.
11. Work Experience Participation
If the Contractor is a not-for-profit or govemmentat agency
or institution, each of the Contractor's locations in the
County at which the Services are provided shall be a work
site for public-assistance clients of Suffolk County pursuant
to Chapter 281 of the Suffolk County Code at all times
during the Term of the Contract. If no Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") with the Suffolk County
Department of Labor for work experience is in effect at the
beginning of the Tenn of the Contract, the Contractor, if it
is a not-for-profit or governmental agency or institution,
shall enter into such MOU as soon as possible after the
execution of the Contract and failure to enter into or to
perform in accordance with such MOU shall be deemed to
be a failure to perform in accordance with the Contract, for
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Article V form(s) required by County or the Suffolk
General Fiscal Terms and Conditions County Department of Audit and Control, shall
be famished to the County pursuant to, and as
1. General Payment Terms limited by, the Regulations for Accounting
Procedures for Contract Agencies of the Suffolk
a. Presentation of Suffolk County Payment County Department of Audit and Control. In
Voucher addition to any other remedies that the County
may have, failure to supply the required
In order for payment to be made by the County to documentation will disqualify the Contractor
the Contractor for the Services, the Contractor from any further County contracts.
shall prepare and present a Suffolk County
Payment Voucher, which shall be documented by c. Payment by County
sufficient, competent and evidential matter. Each Payment by the County shall be made within
Suffolk County Payment Voucher submitted for thirty (30) days after approval of the Suffolk
the payment Term is or subject
any ect to extension Audit thereof. time This during County Payment Voucher by the Comptroller.
provision shall survive expiration or termination d. Budget Modification
of this Contract for a period of not less than
seven (7) years, and access to records shall be as i.) The parties shall use the Contract
set forth in paragraph 25 of Article III, and Budget Modification Request fore
paragraph 4(b) of Article V.
("Budget Modification') for revisions
b. Voucher Documentation to the Budget and Services not
involving an increase to the total cost
The Suffolk County Payment Voucher shall list of the Contract. If the Contractor is
all information regarding the Services and other seeking such a modification, the
items for which expenditures have been or will be Contractor shall contact the
made in accordance with the Contract. Either Department to receive the form and
upon execution of the Contract (for the Services enter the required information. When
already rendered and expenditures already made), the County and the Contractor agree as
or not more than thirty (30) days after the to such revisions, the Contractor shall
expenditures were made, and in no event after the sign the Budget Modification form and
31' day of January following the end of each year return it to the County for execution
of the Contract, the Contractor shall furnish the along with any other documentation the
County with detailed documentation in support Department may require.
of the payment for the Services or expenditures
under the Contract e.g. dates of the Service, ii.) Such request must be made in advance
worksite locations, activities, hours worked, pay of incurring any expenditure for which
rates and all program Budget categories. The the revision is needed.
Suffolk County Payment Voucher shall include
time records, certified by the Contractor as true iii.) Upon complete execution of the Budget
and accurate, of all personnel for whom Modification form, the County shall
expenditures are claimed during the period. return a copy to the Contractor. The
Time and attendance records of a project director, revision shall not be effective until the
if any, shall be certified by the Chairperson, Budget Modification is completely
President or other designated member of the executed.
Board of Directors of the Contractor. All Suffolk
County Payment Vouchers must bear a signature iv.) The Budget Modification form may be
as that term is defined pursuant to New York submitted only twice per calendar year
State General Construction Law §46 by duly and may only be submitted prior to
authorized persons, and certification of such November 15`s' of that year.
authorization with certified specimen signatures
thereon must be filed with the County by a e. Budget and/or Services Revisions
Contractor official empowered to sign the
Contract. Disbursements made by the Contractor I.) The parties shall use the Contract
in accordance with the Contract and submitted Budget/Services Revision Approval
for reimbursement must be documented and must Form (Budget /Services Revisions) for
comply with accounting procedures as set forth revisions to the Budget and Services
by the Suffolk County Department of Audit and involving any change to the total cost
Control. Documentation, including any other of the Contract due to a resolution of
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the Legislature, changes to the III.) determine what amounts, if any, are
County's adopted annual budget, or for reimbursable to the County by the
any other reason necessitating revisions Contractor and the terms and
to the Budget or Services. conditions under which such
reimbursement shall be paid.
ii.) When the County and the Contractor
agree as to such revisions, the c. The County may, during the Term, impose a
Department will enter the information Budget Deficiency Plan. In the event that a
into the Budget/Services Revisions Budget Deficiency Plan is imposed, the County
forth and send it to the Contractor for shall promptly notify the Contractor in writing of
signature. The Contractor shall return it the terms and conditions thereof which shall be
to the County for execution along with deemed incorporated in and made a part of the
any other documentation the Contract, and the Contractor shall implement
Department may require. those terms and conditions in no less than
fourteen (14) days.
III.) Upon complete execution of the forth 3. Personnel Salaries, Pension and Employee Benefit
by the parties, the County shall return a Plans, Rules and Procedures
copy to the Contractor. The revision
shall not be effective until the Budget a. Upon request, the Contractor shall submit to the
/Services Revisions is completely County a current copy, certified by the
executed. Contractor as true and accurate, of its
L Taxes 1.) salary scale for all positions listed in
The charges payable to the Contractor under the the Budget;
Contract are exclusive of federal, state, and local
taxes, the County being a municipality exempt ii.) personnel rules and procedures;
from payment of such taxes. III.) pension plan and any other employee
benefit plans or arrangements.
g. Final Voucher
b. The Contractor shall not be entitled to
The acceptance by the Contractor of payment of reimbursement for costs under any pension or
all billings made on the final approved Suffolk benefit plan the Comptroller deems commercially
County Payment Voucher shall operate as and unreasonable.
shall be a release of the County from all claims
by the Contractor through the date of the c. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph 3 of
Voucher. this Article V, the County shall not be limited in
requesting such additional financial information
2. Subject to Appropriation of Funds it deems reasonable.
a. The Contract is subject to the amount of funds 4. Accounting Procedures
appropriated each fiscal year and any subsequent
modifications thereof by the County Legislature A. The Contractor shall maintain accounts, books,
and no liability shall be incurred by the County records, documents, other evidence, and
beyond the amount of funds appropriated each accounting procedures and practices which
fiscal year by the County Legislature for the sufficiently and properly reflect all direct and
Services. indirect costs of any nature expended in the
performance of the Contract, in accordance with
b. If the County fails to receive Federal or State generally accepted accounting principles and
funds originally intended to pay for the Services, with rules, regulations and financial directives, as
or to reimburse the County, in whole or in part, may be promulgated by the Suffolk County
for payments made for the Services, the County Department of Audit and Control and the
shall have the sole and exclusive right to: Department The Contractor shall permit
inspection and audit of such accounts, books,
i.) determine how to pay for the Services; records, documents and other evidence by the
Department and the Suffolk County Comptroller,
ii.) determine future payments to the or their representatives, as often as, in their
Contractor; and judgment, such inspection is deemed necessary.
Such right of inspection and audit as set forth in
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subparagraph b. below shall exist during the "Auditor") to audit its financial statements for
Term and for a period of seven (7) years after each Contractor's "fiscal year" in which the
expiration or termination of the Contract. Contractor has received, or will receive, three
hundred thousand ($300,000.00) dollars or more
b. The Contractor shall retain all accounts, books, from the County, whether under the Contract or
records, and other documents relevant to the other agreements with the County, and shall
Contract for seven (7) years after final payment is submit a report to the County on the overall
made by the County. Federal, State, and/or financial condition and operations of the
County auditors and any persons duly authorized Contractor, including a balance sheet and
by the County shall have full access and the right statement of income and expenses, attested by the
to examine any of said materials during said Auditor as fairly and accurately reflecting the
period. Such access is granted notwithstanding accounting records of the Contractor in
any exemption from disclosure that may be accordance with generally accepted accounting
claimed for those records which are subject to principles. The Contractor may solicit requests
nondisclosure agreements, trade secrets and for proposals from a number of qualified
commercial information or financial information accounting firms and review carefully the costs
that is privileged or confidential. of, and qualifications for, this type of work before
selecting the Auditor.
c. The Contractor shall utilize the accrual basis of
accounting and will submit all financial reports b. The Auditor should be required to meet the
and claims based on this method of accounting following minimum requirements:
during the Term. I.) a current license issued by
the New York State
5. Audit of Financial Statements Education Department;
a. All payments made under the Contract are ii.) sufficient auditing experience
subject to audit by the Comptroller pursuant to in the not-for-profit,
Article V of the Suffolk County Charter. The governmental or profit.
Contractor further agrees that the Comptroller making areas, as applicable;
and the Department shall have access to and the and
right to examine, audit, excerpt, copy or iii,) a satisfactory peer review
transcribe any pertinent transactions or other issued within not more than
records relating to services under the Contract. If three (3) years prior r the
such an audit discloses overpayments by the date when the Auditor was
County to the Contractor, within thirty (30) days selected to conduct the audit.
after the issuance of an official audit report by the
Comptroller or his duly designated c. The audit must be conducted in accordance with
representatives, the Contractor shall repay the generally accepted governmental auditing
amount of such overpayment by check to the standards. Financial statements must clearly
order of the Suffolk County Treasurer or shall differentiate between County-funded programs
submit a proposed plan of repayment to the and other programs that the Contractor may be
Comptroller. If there is no response, or if operating. The use of subsidiary schedules
satisfactory repayments are not made, the County should be encouraged for this purpose. The
may recoup overpayments from any amounts due Auditor must also prepare a Management Letter
or becoming due to the Contractor from the based on the audit.
County under the Contract or otherwise.
d. In the event the Contractor is a not-for-profit
b. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the organization or unit of local government and
expiration or termination of the Contract for a expends five hundred thousand ($500,000.00)
period of seven (7) years, and access to records dollars or more of Federal monies, whether as a
shall be as set forth in paragraph 25 of Article III, recipient expending awards received directly
and paragraph 4(b) of Article V. from Federal awarding agencies, or as a
subrecipient expending Federal awards received
6. Financial Statements and Audit Requirements from a pass-through entity, such as New York
State or Suffolk County, during any fiscal year
a. Notwithstanding any other reporting or within which it receives funding under the
certification requirements of Federal, State, or Contract, the audit must be conducted, and the
local authorities, the Contractor shall obtain the audit report ("Single Audit Report") must be, in
services of an independent licensed public accordance with OME Circular No. A-133
accountant or certified public accountant (the (revised June 27, 2003). Single Audit Reports
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must also be submitted to the designated proposed purchase, rental or lease of furniture,
clearinghouse, cognizant agency and/or pass- fixtures or equipment. All items purchased must
through entity, to the extent required by the OMB be new or like new unless specifically described
Circular referred to above. otherwise in the Budget.
e. The Contractor must submit to the County a b. Purchase Practices/Proprietary Interest of
statement in writing, certified by its chief County
financial officer, which states the amount of
Federal funding expended by the Contractor 1.) The Contractor shall follow the general
during such fiscal year. The Contractor must practices that are designed to obtain
mail or deliver the certified statement to the furniture, fixtures, equipment,
Department and to the Executive Director of materials, or supplies at the most
Auditing Services, Suffolk County Department of reasonable price or cost possible.
Audit and Control, H. Lee Dennison Building,
100 Veterans Memorial Highway, P. O. Box ii.) The County reserves the right to
6100, Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099, as purchase or obtain furniture, fixtures,
soon as possible after the end of the Contractor's
fiscal year. The statement must include all equipment, materials, or supplies for
Federal funding received directly from the the Contractor in accordance with the
Contract. If
Federal government and all Federal funds passed the County exercises ex needsercises of this the tight, the
through from the County and other pass-through the Cou
amount budgeted for the items so
entities. purchased or obtained by the County
E Copies of all financial statements, Management for the Contractor shall not be available
Letters, Single Audit Reports and other audit to the Contractor for any purpose
reports must be transmitted to the County and to whatsoever. Title to any such items
the Executive Director of Auditing Services at purchased or otherwise obtained by the
the address set forth above. The reports must be County for the programs encompassed
submitted within thirty (30) days after completion by the Contract and entrusted to the
of the audit, but in no event later than nine (9) Contractor, shall remain in the County.
months after the end of the Contractor's fiscal
year, to which the audit relates. iii.) The County shall retain a proprietary
interest in all furniture, removable
g. These requirements do not preclude the County, fixtures, equipment, materials, and
the Comptroller, or their authorized supplies purchased or obtained by the
representatives, or Federal or State auditors from Contractor and paid for or reimbursed
auditing all records of the Contractor. Therefore, to the Contractor pursuant to the terms
the records of the Contractor must be made of the Contract or any prior agreement
available to authorized representatives of Federal, between the parties.
State and County government for that purpose.
h. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the iv.) The Contractor shall attach labels
expiration or termination of the Contract. indicating the County's proprietary
interest or title in all such property.
7. Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Materials, Supplies C. County's Right to Take Title and Possession
a. Purchases, Rentals or Leases Requiring Prior Upon the termination or expiration of the
Approval Contract or any renewal thereof, the
discontinuance of the business of the Contractor,
Prior to placing any order to purchase, rent or
with the
the
lease any furniture, fixtures, or equipment valued terms of failure the of the Contract, the Contractor to ru bankruptcy of the
in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per benefit
unit for which the Contractor will seek Contractor, assignment for or the the of its
reimbursement from the County, the Contractor creditors, or the failure of the Contractor to
shall submit to the County a written request for satisfy any judgment against it within thirty (30)
approval to make such a proposed purchase, days th filing of the judgment, the County shall
rental or lease, with a list showing the quantity have the right to take title to and possession of all
furniture, removable fixtures, equipment,
and description of each item, its intended
materials
location and use, estimated unit price or cost, and , and supplies and the same shall
estimated total cost of the proposed order. thereupon become the property m the County
Written approval of the County shall be required without any claim for reimbursement on the part
before the Contractor may proceed with such of the Contractor.
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the County or its designee of any or all furniture,
d. Inventory Records, Controls and Reports removable fixtures, equipment, materials or
supplies in the Contractor's custody in which the
The Contractor shall maintain proper and County has a proprietary interest, in the same
accurate inventory records and controls for all condition as such property was received by the
such furniture, removable fixtures and equipment Contractor, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
acquired pursuant to the Contract and all prior Any disposition, settlements or adjustments
agreements between the parties, if any. Three (3) connected with such property shall be in
months before the expiration date of the Contract, accordance with the rules and regulations of the
the Contractor shall make a physical count of all County and the State of New York.
items of furniture, removable fixtures and
equipment in its custody, checking each item g. Lease or Rental Agreements
against the aforesaid inventory records. A report
setting forth the results of such physical count If lease payments or rental costs are included in the Budget
shall be prepared by the Contractor on a form or as an item of expense reimbursable by the County, the
forms designated by the County, certified and Contractor shall promptly submit to the County, upon
signed by an authorized official of the request, any lease or rental agreement. If during the Term,
Contractor, and one (1) copy thereof shall be the Contractor shall enter into a lease or rental agreement,
delivered to the County within five (5) days after or shall renew a lease or rental agreement, the Contractor
the date set for the aforesaid physical count. shall, prior to the execution thereof, submit such lease or
Within five (5) days after the termination or rental agreement, to the County for approval.
expiration date of the Contract, the Contractor
shall submit to the County six (6) copies of the 9. Statement of Other Contracts
same report updated to such date of the Contract,
certified and signed by an authorized official of
the Contractor, based on a physical count of all Prior to the execution of the Contract, the Contractor shall
items of furniture, removable fixtures and submit a Statement of Other Contracts to the County. If the
equipment on the aforesaid expiration date, and Contract is amended during the Term, or if the County
revised, if necessary, to include any inventory exercises its option right, the Contractor shall submit a then
changes during the last three (3) months of the current Statement of Other Contracts.
Term.
10. Miscellaneous Fiscal Terms and Conditions
e. Protection of Property in Contractor's
Custody a. Limit of County's Obligations
The Contractor shall maintain vigilance and take The maximum amount to be paid by the County
all reasonable precautions to protect the furniture, is set forth on the first page of the Contract.
fixtures, equipment, material or supplies in its
custody against damage or loss by fire, burglary, b. Duplicate Payment from Other Sources
theft, disappearance, vandalism, or misuse. In the
event of burglary, theft, vandalism, or Payment by the County for the Services shall not
disappearance of any item of furniture, fixtures, duplicate payment received by the Contractor
equipment, material or supplies, the Contractor from any other source.
shall immediately notify the police and make a
record thereof, including a record of the results of c. Funding Identification
any investigation which may be made thereon. In
the event of loss of or damage to any item of The Contractor shall promptly submit to the
furniture, fixtures, equipment, materials, or County upon request, a schedule for all programs
supplies from any cause, the Contractor shall funded by the County, itemizing for each such
immediately send the County a detailed written program the sums received, their source and the
report thereon. total program budget.
E Disposition of Property in Contractor's d. Outside Funding for Non-County Funded
Custody Activities
Upon termination of the County's funding of any Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the
of the Services covered by the Contract, or at any Contract, it is the intent of the County that the
other time that the County may direct, the terns and conditions of the Contract shall not
Contractor shall make access available and render limit the Contractor from applying for and
all necessary assistance for physical removal by accepting outside grant awards or from providing
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additional educational activities/services which that money has been appropriated for payment of
may result in the Contractor incurring additional such costs.
costs, as long as the following conditions are met:
g. Denial of Aid
i.) The County is not the Fund Source for
the additional services; If a State or Federal government agency is
ii.) Sufficient funding is available for or funding the Contract and fails to approve aid in
can be generated by the Contractor to reimbursement to the County for payments made
cover the cost incurred by the hereunder by the County to the Contractor for
Contractor to provide these additional expenditures made during the Term because of
services; and any act, omission or negligence on the part of the
Contractor, then the County may deduct and
iii.) If sufficient funding is not available or withhold from any payment due to the Contractor
cannot be generated, the County shall an amount equal to the reimbursement denied by
not be held liable for any of the the state or federal government agency, and the
additional costs incurred by the County's obligation to the Contractor shall be
Contractor in furnishing such reduced by any such amounts. In such an event,
additional services. if there should be a balance due to the County
after it has made a final payment to the
iv.) Prior to scheduling any such additional Contractor under the Contract, on demand by the
services on County-owned property, County, the Contractor shall reimburse the
the Contractor shall obtain written County for the amount of the balance due the
County approval. The Contractor shall, County, payable to the Suffolk County Treasurer.
to the County's satisfaction, submit any The provisions of this subparagraph shall survive
documentation requested by the the expiration or termination of the Contract.
Department reflecting the change, and
identify the additional services to be h. Budget
provided and the source of funding that
shall be utilized to cover the The Contractor expressly represents and agrees
expenditures incurred by the Contractor that the Budget lists all revenue, expenditures,
in undertaking the additional services, personnel, personnel costs and/or all other
relevant costs necessary to provide the Services.
e. Potential Revenue
i. Payment of Claims
The Contractor shall actively seek and take
reasonable steps to secure all potential funding Upon receipt of a Suffolk County Payment
from grants and contracts with other agencies for Voucher, the County, at its discretion, may pay
programs funded by the County. the Contractor during the Term, in advance, an
amount not to exceed one sixth (1/6) of the
E Payments Contingent upon State/Federal maximum amount to be paid by the County set
Funding forth on the first page of the Contract.
Payments under the Contract may be subject to j, Payments Limited to Actual Net Expenditures
and contingent upon continued funding by State
and/or Federal agencies. In the event payments The Contractor agrees that if, for any reason
are subject to such funding no payment shall be whatsoever, the Contractor shall spend during the
made until the Contractor submits documentation Term for the purposes set forth in the Contract an
in the manner and form as shall be required by amount less than, or receive amounts more than,
State and/or Federal agency. If late submission provided in the Budget, the total cost of the
of claims precludes the County from claiming Contract shall be reduced to the net amount of
State or Federal reimbursement, such late claims actual Contractor expenditures made for such
by the Contractor shall not be paid by the County purposes. The total amount to be paid by the
subject to subparagraph g. below, if, for any County shall not exceed the lesser of (i) actual
reason, the full amount of such funding is not net expenditures or (ii) the total cost of the
made available to the County, the Contract may Contract on the cover page and in the Budget.
be terminated in whole or in part, or the amount Upon termination or expiration of the Contract, if
payable to the Contractor may be reduced at the the Contractor's total amount of allowable
discretion of the County, provided that any such expenses is less than the total amount of the
termination or reduction shall not apply to payments made during the Term, the Contractor
allowable costs incurred by the Contractor prior shall prepare a check payable to the Suffolk
to such termination or reduction, and provided
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County Treasurer for the difference between the Consultant's Agreements" as promulgated by the
two amounts and submit such payment to the Department of Audit and Control of Suffolk
County, along with the final Suffolk County County and any amendments thereto during the
Payment Voucher. Term of the Contract. The "Comptroller's Rules
and Regulations for Consultant's Agreements"
it.. Travel, Conference, and Meeting Attendance: and "SOP A-07 Amendment I" may be viewed
SOP A-07 Amendment 1 online at the County's website,
SuffolkCountyny.gov; go to "Government," then
Reimbursement to the Contractor for travel costs "Comptroller," then "Consultant's Agreements."
shall not exceed amounts allowed to County
employees. All conferences that are partially or
fully funded by the County that the Contractor's End of Text for Article V
staff wishes to attend must be pre-approved, in
writing, by the County and must be in
compliance with Suffolk County Standard
Operating Procedure A-07 which may be viewed
online at the County's website,
SuffolkCountyny.gov; go to "Government," then
"Comptroller," then "Consultant's Agreements."
1. Salaries
The Contractor shall not be eligible to receive
any salary reimbursement until proof of deposit
or payment of all withholding and payroll taxes
to the Fedend/State governments has been
provided to the County.
m. Salary Increases
No salary, wage, or other compensation for the
Services shall be increased over the amount
stated in the Budget without the prior written
approval of the County.
n.. Contractor Vacancies
The County shall have the right of prior approval
of the Contractor's filling of any vacant position
as of the date of execution of the Contract or as
may thereafter become vacant, and, in the
exercise of that right. The County may
promulgate reasonable regulations involving
filling of vacancies which shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in, and be made part
of, the Contract, provided, however, that subject
to the availability of funding, approval for the
hiring of replacement clerical shall be a
Contractor determination.
o. No Limitation On Rights
Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the
contrary, the County shall have available to it all
rights and remedies under the Contract and at law
and equity.
P. Comptroller's Rules and Regulations
The Contractor shall comply with the
"Comptroller's Rules and Regulations for
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Article VI
Budget
Town of Southold
CSE Residential Repair Program
April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015
PERSONNEL 19$ ,150.00
Mechanic I 19,150.00
FRINGE 1,430.00
OTHER 1800.00
Gas & Oil 1,500.00
Supplies/Small tools 300.00
TOTAL 22.380.00
Less Anticipated Income (3,000.00)
NET REIMBURSEMENT
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