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receipts and disbursements. Such records and accounts shall be maintained in a form
<br />which will permit the tracing of funds and program income to final expenditure. The
<br />Municipality shall maintain records sufficient to reflect that all funds received under this
<br />Agreement were expended in accordance with Minn. Stat.. § 115A.557, subd. 2, for
<br />residential solid waste recycling purposes. The Municipality shall also maintain records
<br />of the quantities of materials recycled. All records and accounts shall be retained as
<br />provided by law, but in no event for a period of less than five years from the last receipt
<br />of payment from the County pursuant to this Agreement.
<br />9. AUDIT. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 16C.05, the Municipality shall allow the County or
<br />other persons or agencies authorized by the County, and the State of Minnesota,
<br />including the Legislative Auditor or the State Auditor, access to the records of the
<br />Municipality at reasonable hours, including all books, records, documents, and
<br />accounting procedures and practices of the Municipality relevant to the subject matter of
<br />the Agreement, for purposes of audit. In addition, the County shall have access to the
<br />project site(s), if any, at reasonable hours.
<br />10. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
<br />a. In performing the provisions of this Agreement, both parties agree to comply with all
<br />applicable federal, state or local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or standards
<br />established by any agency or special governmental unit which are now or hereafter
<br />promulgated insofar as they relate to performance of the provisions of this
<br />Agreement. In addition, the Municipality shall comply with all applicable
<br />requirements of the State of Minnesota for the use of SCORE funds provided to the
<br />Municipality by the County under this Agreement.
<br />b. No person shall illegally, on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion,; sex, marital
<br />status, public assistance status, sexual preference, handicap, age or national origin,
<br />be excluded from full employment rights in, participation in, be denied the benefits of,
<br />or be otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination under any program, service or
<br />activity hereunder. The Municipality agrees to take affirmative action so that
<br />applicants and employees are treated equally with respect to the following:
<br />employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, layoff, termination, selection
<br />for training, rates of pay, and other forms of compensation.
<br />c. The Municipality shall be responsible for the performance of all subcontracts and
<br />shall ensure that the subcontractors perform fully the terms of the subcontract. The
<br />Agreement between the Municipality and a subcontractor shall obligate the
<br />subcontractor to comply fully with the terms of this Agreement.
<br />d. The Municipality agrees that the Municipality's employees and subcontractor's
<br />employees who provide services under this agreement and fall within any job
<br />classification established and published by the Minnesota Department of Labor. &
<br />Industry shall be paid, at a minimum, the prevailing wages rates as certified by said
<br />Department.
<br />e. It is understood and agreed that the entire Agreement is contained herein and that
<br />this Agreement supersedes all oral and written agreements and negotiations
<br />between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
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