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RESOLUTION OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors as the governing body of the Maricopa County Head Start Program, hereby acknowledges and accepts the responsibilities set forth in the Head Start Act. P.L. 110- 134, adopted December 12, 2007, and including without limitation, the responsibilities identified in Section 642(E) as more fully set forth below: (E) RESPONSIBILITIES — The governing body shall— (i) have legal and fiscal responsibility for administering and overseeing programs under this subchapter, including the safeguarding of Federal funds; (ii) adopt practices that assure active, independent, and informed governance of the Head Start agency, including practices consistent with subsection (d)(1), and fully participate in the development, planning, and evaluation of the Head Start programs involved; (iii) be responsible for ensuring compliance with Federal laws (including regulations) and applicable State, tribal, and local laws (including regulations); and (iv) be responsible for other activities, including — (I) selecting delegate agencies and the service areas for such agencies; (II) establishing procedures and criteria for recruitment, selection, and enrollment of children; (III) reviewing all applications for funding and amendments to applications for funding for programs under this subchapter; (IV) establishing procedures and guidelines for accessing and collecting information described in subsection (d)(2); (V) reviewing and approving all major policies of the agency, including— (aa) the annual self-assessment and financial audit; (bb) such agency's progress in carrying out the programmatic and fiscal provisions in such agency's grant application, including implementation of corrective actions; and (cc) personnel policies of such agencies regarding the hiring, evaluation, termination, and compensation of agency employees; (VI) developing procedures for how members of the policy council are selected, consistent with paragraph (2)(B); (VII) approving financial management, accounting, and reporting policies, and compliance with laws and regulations related to financial statements, including the— (aa) approval of all major financial expenditures of the agency; (bb) annual approval of the operating budget of the agency; (cc) selection (except when a financial auditor is assigned by the State under State law or is assigned under local law) of independent financial auditors who shall report all critical accounting policies and practices to the governing body; and (dd) monitoring of the agency's actions to correct any audit findings and of other action necessary to comply with applicable laws (including regulations) governing financial statement and accounting practices; (VIII) reviewing results from monitoring conducted under section 641A(c), including appropriate follow-up activities; (IX) approving personnel policies and procedures, including policies and procedures regarding the hiring, evaluation, compensation, and termination of the Executive Director, Head Start Director, Director of Human Resources, Chief Fiscal Officer, and any other person in an equivalent position with the agency; (X) establishing, adopting, and periodically updating written standards of conduct that establish standards and formal procedures for disclosing, addressing, and resolving— (aa) any conflict of interest, and any appearance of a conflict of interest, by members of the governing body, officers and employees of the Head Start agency, and consultants and agents who provide services or furnish goods to the Head Start agency; and (bb) complaints, including investigations, when appropriate; and (XI) to the extent practicable and appropriate, at the discretion of the governing body, establishing advisory committees to oversee key responsibilities related to program governance and improvement of the Head Start program involved. As the authorized signatory officials of Maricopa County, we submit confirmation of the above listed responsibilities. County Signature/Title Date ________________________________ _____________ Maricopa County Steve Chucri, Chairman District 2 Date ________________________________ _____________ Maricopa County Denny Barney, Supervisor District 1 Date ________________________________ _____________ Maricopa County Andy Kunasek, Supervisor District 3 Date ________________________________ _____________ Maricopa County Clint Hickman, Supervisor District 4 Date ________________________________ _____________ Maricopa County Steve Gallardo, Supervisor District 5 Date ATTESTED TO: ____________________________ _______ Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Date