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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund Counseling Needs and Meeting Increased Demand for the Kane County Child Advocacy Center
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) to provide economic relief to State, Local, and Tribal governments responding to economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has received a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand, Forty-One Dollars) from the United States Department of the Treasury, in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) pursuant to ARPA, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ARPA and the administrative regulations adopted by the United States Department of the Treasury (“Final Rule”), the County of Kane shall use SLFRF to defray costs associated with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic within the County, to address the economic fallout from the pandemic, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-313, the Kane County Board has established the American Rescue Plan Committee (“ARPC”) as a resource for research, education, planning, and recommendations for the best allocation and uses of the County’s SLFRF; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-156, the Kane County Board approved the recommended Spending Plan as proposed by the ARPC, which designates $42,000,000 (Forty-Two Million Dollars) to be used for Kane County Department and Elected Office project requests; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Child Advocacy Center (“CAC”) has made a request in the amount of $789,000 of SLFRF to fund counseling needs and meeting increase demand for the purpose of providing counseling and mental health services to children and their families who have been victims of crimes against children; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Institute of Health, tele-mental health care will remain an integral part of health care services. CAC staff have observed that approximately 1/3 of families served either do not have access to home internet services or a private, uninterrupted space for victims and their non-offending family members to complete therapy in their homes. This creates a need to provide a safe space for families to receive mental health care in our center with tele-mental health equipment for use. This increases access to all clients by offering those who cannot receive in-person counseling due to COVID- related vulnerabilities the opportunity to receive the same care that all clients deserve; and
WHEREAS, to assist the County in determining whether the project is an eligible use of SLFRF under ARPA, the Final Rule, and the related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, the ARPC consultant, Ernst and Young, has reviewed the Kane County Child Advocacy Center’s request for SLFRF for counseling needs and meeting increase demand for the purpose of providing counseling and mental health services to children and their families who have been victims of crimes against children and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility under the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Rules and Regulations Section, EC-3: Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector, EC Subcategory 3.4 (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF in the amount of $789,000 to fund the counseling needs and meeting increase demand for the Kane County Child Advocacy Center, to be spent during the ARPA period of performance and in accordance with the ARPA, the Final Rule and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Child Advocacy Center use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $789,000 to be used for counseling need and meeting increase demand, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Final Rule, and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2023 budget:
$49,000 Counseling Services 355.800.668111.50620
$10,000 Transportation 355.800.668111.56030
$40,000 Building Improvements 355.800.668111.72012
($99,000) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.85000
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY24 ($230,000), FY25 ($230,000) and FY26 ($230,000).
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Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on October 10, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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