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Authorizing the Use and Transfer of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from Lost Revenue RecoUpment Fund 356 to General Fund 001 to Fund Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds for the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office
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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 State’s Attorney’s Office has made a request in the amount of $7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) of SLFRF to fund Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds for the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 public emergency or its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, Pre-Arrest Diversion nka Collaborative Diversion was initiated in 2021 with the goal of reducing recidivism in Kane County by connecting the County’s most vulnerable population with mental health, substance use, and housing resources; and
WHEREAS, Operations Funds relate to Flexible Participant Funds and the LEAD model in pre-arrest diversion, and are geared toward supporting the community leadership team (CLT), whose racial and socioeconomic makeup reflects the community that the program serves; and
WHEREAS, this request is for $2,500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) a year for three years, a total of $7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars), to meet this initiative’s need; and
WHEREAS, employees in Pre-Arrest Diversion nka Collaborative Diversion are housed in different county offices, as the community engagement coordinator, who is in charge of CLT, is an employee of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the project manager is an employee of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office; and
WHEREAS, the community engagement coordinator will use funds from this award to provide support to the CLT, consistent with the uses provided for in Exhibit A, and will submit receipts and/or requests for reimbursement to the project manager who is an employee of the Kane County State’s Attorney Office; 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 request for SLFRF for Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds 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 (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC consultant, Ernst and Young, has indicated that revenue recoupment funds from SLRF may be used to fund Pre-Arrest Diversion And Equity: Operation Funds project during the ARPA period of performance and in accordance with ARPA, the Final Rule and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other State or local laws and regulations,
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of amounts allocated under revenue recoupment of SLFRF in the amount of $7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) to fund the Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds for the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, 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
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the transfer of the SLFRF Lost Revenue Recoupment funds in the amount of $7,500 from fund 356 to fund 001 to be used to fund the Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds for the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the use and transfer of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from Lost Revenue Recoupment in the amount of $7,500 from fund 356 to fund 001 to fund the Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operation Funds for the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, 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, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget:
356.800.672.99001 Transfer to General Fund 001 $2,500
356.800.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $2,500
001.000.000.39356 Transfer from Recoupment of Lost Revenue Fund 356 $2,500
001.300.306.53104 Program Events $2,000
001.300.306.53040 General Advertising $250
001.300.306.53100 Conferences and Training $250
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Kane County Board that the Fiscal Year 2025 budget will include an amount not to exceed $2,500 for the Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operations Fund and the Fiscal Year 2026 budget will include an amount not to exceed $2,500 per the Pre-Arrest Diversion and Equity: Operations Fund.
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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? See Above
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 9, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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