RES NO. 2017-05 AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY BIND THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING FEDERAL FUNDSRESOLUTION NO. 2017-05
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, delegating to the City Manager authority to
legally bind the City for the purpose of requesting federal
reimbursement.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has been duly appointed by the City Council in
accordance with Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Section 2.08, which includes the
powers and duties set forth in RCW 35A.13.080; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bainbridge Island receives federal grant funding for
various projects, including, for example, funding from the Federal Highway
Administration, through the State of Washington, which authorizes federal transportation
funding to the City for transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR § 200.415(a), has been
revised to assure that final fiscal reports or vouchers requesting payment under federal
agreements must include a certification, signed by an official who is authorized to legally
bind the non-federal agency; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager executes all federal grant funding reimbursements
and supplemental reimbursements; and
WHEREAS, in order to seek timely reimbursement for proper expenditures
related to federally funded grant projects, the City Council delegates to the person
appointed as the City Manager the authority to legally bind the City of Bainbridge Island
for the purpose of requesting federal grant reimbursement; now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For the purposes of requesting reimbursement for federally funded projects,
the City Manager shall be delegated authority pursuant to 2 CFR § 200.415(a) to legally
bind the City of Bainbridge Island in furtherance of the intent of this resolution.
Section 2. The person duly appointed as the City Manager shall be authorized to sign all
grant reimbursement vouchers for grant funded projects on behalf of the City of
Bainbridge Island.
PASSED by the City Council thig(1 day of731-plA.1C'Ly, 2017.
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APPROVED by the Mayor this)1-l d.ay (1 20 7.
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
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Christine Brown, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 13, 2017
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 24, 2017
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-05
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