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<section number="10-286" name="Administration of the Fund" law="code" slug="sec-10-286" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10FITA_DIV16ECDEINFU_S10-286ADFU">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Administration. The Chief Administrative Officer, or his designee, shall administer the Fund according to accepted principles of sound accounting and fiscal management.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Financial Advisory Committee. The Chief Administrative Officer shall constitute and convene a Financial Advisory Committee ("FAC") to aid in the review of and provide credit guidance regarding financial assistance applications.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The FAC shall be composed of seven independent financial services professionals who are residents of the County and are experienced and skilled in banking, finance, real estate, commercial development, accounting, or business.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The County Council shall provide the names of five nominees to the County Executive, from which the Chief Administrative Officer shall select not less than three members of the FAC.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Chief Administrative Officer shall accept nominations for the remaining membership on the FAC from the business community and the general public.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Members of the FAC:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <level label="i">
          <text>If nominated by the Chief Administrative Officer, serve at the pleasure of the Chief Administrative Officer; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>If nominated by the County Council, serve at the pleasure of the County Council;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>serve for a term of five (5) years;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>shall affirmatively recuse themselves from the review of any project where they or any family member have any financial interest or where any potential conflict of interest may arise; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>shall disclose any conflict of interest under Paragraph (C) of this Subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Determination of rates and terms. The Chief Administrative Officer, or his designee, shall approve the rates to be charged and the terms for the financial assistance provided under this Division.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Determination of accounting methods. The Chief Administrative Officer, or his designee, shall determine the terms of and the method and procedures for accounting for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>financial assistance from the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>payments by or charges against the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Collection of accounts and records. The Director of Finance, or his designee, shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>collect repayments on accounts, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the financial assistance documents; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>maintain records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Office of Management and Budget shall regularly review the performance of financial assistance awards from the Fund for compliance with the terms and conditions negotiated by the Chief Administrative Officer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If LMBE goals or requirements are part of an award of financial assistance from the Fund, in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget, the County's Minority Business Enterprise ("MBE") Compliance Officer may review the performance of financial assistance awards for compliance with those goals or requirements.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
