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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund Mobile Operations Command Post for the Kane County Office of Emergency Management
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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 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 Office of Emergency Management has made a request in the amount of $1,517,540 (One Million, Five Hundred Seventeen Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty Dollars) of SLFRF to fund the Mobile Operations Command Post vehicle for the purpose of a coordinated and effective response to the spread of COVID-19 and future public health and other emergency events. The coordinated and effective response would include a combination of county and municipal entities in order to save lives, minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community recovery and mitigation activities. This Mobile Operation Command Post will serve all the residents of Kane County. It is intended to improve emergency management, government services and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, sustainable, secure, and strategically located and fully operational mobile command post with a focus on addressing the needs of public health and other emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the Mobile Operations Command Post will allow for 24/7/365 prompt, efficient, coordinated emergency response to emergencies like COVID-19. It can be community centered, closer to where the affected areas require the resource. It will enable quicker response and the ability to reach areas of the county that are underserved or areas of small community commerce or areas where there is a lack of accessibility by residents; 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 Office of Emergency Management request for SLFRF for Mobile Operations Command Post for the purpose of supporting all the citizens of Kane County, the 16 townships and the 30 cities and villages in the event of public health and other emergencies with more effective, upgraded and improved emergency response equipment. Ernst and Young completed an eligibility assessment of the Kane County Office of Emergency Management project under the U.S. Department of Treasury’s rules and regulations, Section EC-2: Negative Economic Impacts, EC Subcategory 2.22 (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF in the amount of $1,517,540 (One Million, Five Hundred Seventeen Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty Dollars) to fund Mobile Operations Command Post for the Kane County Office of Emergency Management, 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 Office of Emergency Management use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $1,517,540 (One Million, Five Hundred Seventeen Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty Dollars) to be used for Mobile Operation Command Post 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:
$758,770 Mobile Data Units 355.800.668111.70040
($758,770) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.8500
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY25 ($758,770).
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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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