(a) Executive director.

1. (1) The Executive Director of the Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall be the primary administrator of the Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District Grant Program.

2. (2) The executive director or their appointee shall:

   1. (A) Promulgate such forms as the executive director may determine to be necessary or convenient for grant application and reporting required of grant recipients;
   2. (B)

(i) Review all grant applications submitted under the Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District Grant Program.

1. (ii) Ensure that all projects recommended for approval by the Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District Board for Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District Grant Program funding are compatible with the most current approved Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District solid waste management plan or that there is documentation to demonstrate why a deviation is necessary.

   1. (iii) Ensure that the grantee shows that adequate revenues are projected to support the long-term operation and maintenance of a grant-funded project, and that the proposed projects are reasonably feasible;
   2. (C) Recommend to the board approval or disapproval of all grant applications including any request for modification submitted to the executive director;

   3. (D)

      1. (i) Oversee the distribution of grant funds for all grant projects as scheduled in the grant application and oversee the grantee’s compliance with all grant conditions.
      2. (ii) Funds shall not be disbursed prior to the start of the project.
      3. (iii) Ensure that the applicant has obtained all applicable federal, state, and local permits and licenses prior to disbursement of funds.
      4. (iv) Ensure that all applicants conform to all state laws that are applicable to the purchase, use, or sale of equipment and facilities secured with state funding including, but not limited to, state laws on commodity purchases and bids for construction by local governments.
      5. (v)

(b) (b) Facilities or equipment purchased with grant funds shall not be sold, traded, or transferred except for the purpose of upgrading recycling facilities or improving recycling programs within the district, and then only with the district’s written consent;

1. (E) Receive and review all reports made by recipients of grant funds and recommend to the board approval or disapproval of such reports and any action indicated by such reports; and

   1. (F) Conduct such inspections of the records and operations of grant recipients as the executive director may deem necessary and recommend to the board any action indicated by the findings of such inspections.

(b) Board.

1. (1) The board shall by motion approve or disapprove all applications for expenditure of grant funds giving due regard to the recommendation of the executive director.

2. (2) Administrative allocation.

   1. (A) The board may authorize a reasonable portion of Act 2013, No. 1333 funds distributed to the district to be used by the district to defray the costs of administering the grant program.

   2. (B) For the purposes of this part, administrative expenses of the grant program are expenses for the administration of the district’s solid waste management plan and may include:

      1. (i) Recordkeeping;
      2. (ii) Periodic reporting requirements;
      3. (iii) Budgeting; and
      4. (iv) Other related activities.

3. (3) Examples of administrative allocations. Examples of administrative expenses include:

   1. (A) The salaries and fringe benefits of the executive director and other staff supporting the administration of the plan (including accounting, payroll and human resources, information technology, legal, and procurement functions);
   2. (B) The cost of supplies and equipment used for administrative functions or activities;
   3. (C) Rent, utilities, phone service, postage, and licenses associated with the administrative office of the district; and
   4. (D) Other reasonably related expenditures approved by the board.