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Establishing the Transfer of American Rescue Plan Act Grant Staff Management and Functions from the County Board Office to the Finance Department
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WHEREAS, the staff managing the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are currently administratively placed in the County Board Office; and
WHEREAS, to ensure continuity and compliance, ARPA staff require qualified and trained financial county staff to provide support and guidance and to ensure staff are cross-trained to support fluctuating workloads and ensure deadlines are met; and
WHEREAS, to be most efficient, the ARPA staff need to be managed under a defined department head; and
WHEREAS, the County Board Office is not structured to provide the needed services to the ARPA staff; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Department has the staff and management structure to provide needed support, oversight, and management for the ARPA staff; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Department has a position planned to establish a grant unit to enable talented grant staff to be retained to continue to serve the grant management needs of the County on an ongoing basis by transitioning skills to other County grants after the need for ARPA management ends; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the County and the staff to transfer the management of the ARPA staff to the Finance Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the management and functions of the American Rescue Plan Act staff are hereby established as part of the Kane County Finance Department under the direction and control of the County’s Executive Director of Finance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Executive Director of Finance and the Executive Director of Human Resources are hereby authorized to make any needed administrative actions to carry out the provisions of this resolution.
Passed by the Kane County Board on August 13, 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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