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Authorizing Amendment to 23-357 Authorizing the Use of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Hire Two Staff Members for the American Rescue Plan Program and Fund Associated Expenses
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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 public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has received a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred 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 the SLFRF to defray costs associated with its response to the 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 Resolutions 21-313 and 22-288, the Kane County Board established the American Rescue Plan Committee (“ARPC”) as a resource to research, study, plan, and make recommendations for the best allocation and uses of the County’s SLFRF and any other Federal or State funds that respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, SLFRF may be used for administrative expenses involved in administering the County’s American Rescue Plan Program, and for administrative costs associated with County programs and activities responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, to ensure an efficient and effective expenditure of the County’s SLFRF, in resolution 23-357 (Exhibit A), the County found it to be in its best interest to hire two (2) full time staff persons, with a schedule of 35 hours and not to exceed 40 hours per week, at a rate of up to $25.82 dollars per hour plus benefits, to perform certain administrative work, specialized to the American Rescue Plan Program, to assist the County in the administration, development, planning, coordination and execution of elected projects funded by SLFRF; and
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Program has hired one full time staff person on September 29, 2023. This staff person started work for the County on October 9, 2023 and resigned his employment on October 23, 2023. The reason of resigning related to family matter. The American Rescue Plan Program hired a new staff person on November 8, 2023. This staff person started his work for the County on November 27, 2023 and resigned his employment on December 22, 2023. The reason for the resignation was related to insufficient income to afford childcare, and
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Program has found it to be challenging to retain employees once they were hired. The American Rescue Plan Program is requesting increasing the hourly rate for the two American Rescue Plan Program Coordinator positions authorized in resolution 23-357 from up to $25.82 to up to $31.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Kane County Board Chairman is authorized to execute all necessary documents in forms approved by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office associated with the hiring of two (2) full time staff persons for the American Rescue Plan Program, who shall report to the American Plan Program Manager, with a schedule of 35 hours and not to exceed 40 hours per week, at a rate of up to $31.00 dollars per hour plus benefits, for the duration of the administration of the ARPA grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of the County’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to increase the hourly rate of the two (2) full time staff persons that were authorized in resolution 23-357 for the American Rescue Plan Program and continue to fund the associated administrative expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget:
$112,840 Salaries & Wages 355.800.66871.40000
($112,840) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.85000
Passed by the Kane County Board on January 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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