Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
Funds may be withheld by the Department due, but not limited, to the following
conditions:
(a) Reports are not submitted in
the timeline established in OAR 274-030-0620, Quarterly Reports and
Audits.
(b) Reports do not contain
accurate or verifiable information.
(c) Lack of evidence that previous funds were
used in a manner established in OAR 274-030-0602, County
Responsibilities.
(d) Lack of
evidence that acceptable progress has been made in accomplishing the timelines,
goals, and objectives as contained in the county's approved plan.
(e) The determination that a county is
supplanting funds.
(A) Establishment of a
Baseline. For purposes of the Expansion and Enhancement Program, county funding
for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2005, will be considered the minimum
level of funding that a county must maintain for their Service Officer Program
in order for the county to receive state expansion and enhancement
appropriations. Exceptions may be granted by the Department for one-time county
funding made in fiscal year 2005, such as funds used to purchase a vehicle for
transportation of veterans, or other extenuation circumstances.
(B) Except as outlined in ORS
406.460, counties must annually
fund their County Veterans' Service Program at or above the established
baseline to avoid supplanting.
(C)
Noncomplicance. The amount of supplanted monies will be withheld dollar for
dollar from that county's expansion and enhancement funds. When sufficient
evidence has been received by the Department showing supplanted funds have been
restored to the County Veterans' Service Program, withheld funds will be
released to the county, subject to budgetary limitations and if all required
reports were in a current received status at the time supplanting was
discovered.
(2) Withheld funds will be released at the
conclusion of the quarter following the Department's receipt of:
(a) Prior quarterly reports and supporting
documentation.
(b) Amended reports
with accurate and verifiable information.
(c) Sufficient evidence that funds were used
in the manner established in ORS
406.450 and OAR 274-030-0602(2),
County Responsibilities.
(d)
Sufficient evidence has been received that acceptable progress has been made in
accomplishing the timelines, goals, and objectives as outlined in the county
plan.
(3) In order for
any withheld expansion and enhancement funds to be released, the current
quarter's reports and any required attachments must be received within the
timeframe outlined in OAR 274-030-0620
(4) Unless otherwise legislatively
restricted, funds withheld by the Department at the conclusion of the biennium
may be disbursed to all remaining qualified counties as determined by the
Director, with the advice of the Advisory Committee.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
406.030,
406.050,
406.310 -
406.340,
406.450-
406.462,
408.410
Stats. Implemented: ORS
406.030,
406.050,
406.450 -
406.462,
408.410
