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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund St. Charles Branch Court Security Cameras for the Kane County Information Technologies Department
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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 Information Technologies Department has made a request in the amount of $72,000 (Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars) of SLFRF to fund St. Charles Branch Court Security Cameras for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Information Technologies and Building Management Department is responsible for installing and maintaining systems, services and equipment for the Circuit Clerk and Kane County Branch Court building and these cameras in a public facing government building will provide necessary safety measures that allow the court to operate effectively, allow court security staff to monitor the building from a distance to reduce the impact of an exposure on the ability of the judiciary to operate and to protect critical infrastructure at this location including court records, a court room and critical fiber connections for the County government and the 16th Judicial Circuit Court; 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 Information Technologies Department’s request for SLFRF for St. Charles Branch Court Security Cameras for the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 public emergency or its negative economic impacts and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility under the US Department of Treasury Guideline and Rules, Section EC3: Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity, Subcategory 3.5: Public Sector Capacity: Administrative Needs and additional Categories 1.3: COVID-19 Contact Tracing. (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF in the amount of $72,000 (Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars) to fund the St. Charles Branch Court Security Cameras for the Kane County Information Technologies Department, 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 the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Information Technologies Department use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $72,000 (Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars) to be used for St. Charles Branch Court Security Cameras, 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:
355.800.66832.99500 Transfer to Fund 500 $72,000
355.800.668.85000 Allowance for Budget Expense ($72,000)
500.800.805.89000 Addition to Fund Balance $72,000
500.800.000.39355 Transfer from Fund $72,000
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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 December 12, 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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