(a) Each grant must have the following designated to serve as grant officials:
- (1) Program director. This person must be the officer or employee responsible for program operation and who will serve as the point-of-contact regarding the program's day-to-day operations.
- (2) Financial officer. This person must be the county auditor or county treasurer if the county does not have a county auditor.
- (3) Authorized official. This person must be authorized to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant for the applicant county. A county judge or a designee authorized by the governing body in its resolution may serve as the authorized official.
- (b) The Task Force may require a county to designate a program director for other funded programs.
- (c) The program director and the authorized official may be the same person. The financial officer may not serve as the program director or the authorized official.
Source Note:The provisions of this §173.301 adopted to be effective July 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 4730.