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Authorizing the Use and Transfer of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from Revenue Loss Recoupment Fund 356 to Fund 001 and from Fund 001 to Fund 500 to Fund Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements for the Kane County Building Management 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 Building Management Department has made a request in the amount of $500,000 of SLFRF to fund Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, enhancements to the domestic water system, aimed at ensuring proper hygiene and sanitation measures within the Kane County Judicial Center, are paramount in safeguarding against future outbreaks of COVID-19 and ensuring the well-being of inmates and staff members; 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 Building Management Department’s request for SLFRF for Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department has made a request in the amount of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) of SLFRF to fund Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic, at this time the ARP Committee recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF Revenue Loss Recoupment Funds in the amount of $129,631 (One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One Dollars) to fund the Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements for the Kane County Building Management 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 hereby authorizes the Kane County Building Management Department’s use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $129,631(One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One Dollars) to be used for Judicial Center Water Quality Improvements, 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 grant funding will be budgeted in FY2025 ($129,631).
356.800.672.99001 Transfer to Fund 001 $129,631
356.800.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $129,631
001.000.000.39356 Transfer from Fund 356 $129,631
001.800.808.99500 Transfer to Fund 500 $129,631
500.800.000.39001 Transfer from Fund 001 $129,631
500.800.824.50150 Contractual Services $129,631
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 10, 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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