Title
Resolution authorizing reallocation of previously budgeted appropriations totaling $9,569,328 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to be distributed across ARPA categories in support of Lake County residents and communities related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency recovery.
Staff Summary
• The ARPA was signed into law on March 11, 2021, and Lake County received $135,293,758 from the US Treasury.
• The funds can be used for needs associated with public health, to counteract negative economic impacts, provide services to disproportionately impacted communities, for infrastructure, to provide premium pay, to replace lost revenue, and for administrative purposes during a period from March 3, 2021, to December 31, 2026.
• This funding reallocation will be used to fund prioritized projects and programs submitted by Lake County department heads and County-wide elected offices.
• Authority to spend appropriated funds and execute any and all agreements with partners related to this allocation and distribution of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is delegated to the County Administrator or their designee(s).
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, 2021, and Lake County received $135,293,758 from the US Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the funds can be used for needs associated with public health, to counteract negative economic impacts, provide services to disproportionately impacted communities, for infrastructure, to provide premium pay, to replace lost revenue, and for administrative purposes during a period from March 3, 2021, to December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Lake County solicited applications from internal department heads and County-wide elected offices, which were scored and prioritized on a number of pre-established criteria; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation will fund 10 priority projects received from Lake County departments; and
WHEREAS, portions of previously appropriated funding will be removed from completed, canceled, and revised projects and programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board, that a reallocation of previously budgeted appropriations in the ARPA Fund (Fund 746) totaling $9,569,328 is hereby authorized for the recommended suite of projects in the attachment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the authority to spend appropriated funds and execute any and all agreements with partners related to this allocation and distribution of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is delegated to the County Administrator or their designee(s); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator has the authority to move ARPA funding from completed, cancelled, or revised ARPA projects and initiatives to underfunded ARPA projects and initiatives.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.