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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 to Fund 650 to Fund the Recycling Contractual Services and Commodities for the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources
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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 Department of Environmental & Water Resources has made a request in the amount of $285,000 of SLFRF to fund Recycling Contractual Services and Commodities for the purpose of Educational and Clean Water; and
WHEREAS, household hazardous waste, plastics and microplastic in our wastewater treatment plants and surface water is a major concern for the health, safety and welfare of our citizens and having a location for proper disposal of recyclable materials to remove them from the environment and remove them as a source of contamination is critical so the development of a Center for Hard to Recycle Materials will benefit the citizens of Kane County; 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 Department of Environmental & Water Resource’s request for SLFRF for Kane County Recycling Contractual Services and Commodities for the purpose of Education and Clean Water and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of Lost Revenue Recoupment Funds in the amount of $285,000 to fund the Recycling Contractual Services and Commodities for the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources, 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 the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Revenue Loss Recoupment Funds in the amount of $285,000 to be used for Recycling Contractual Services and Commodities, 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 2024 budget:
356.800.672.99001 Transfer to Fund 001 $285,000
356.800.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $285,000
001.000.000.39356 Transfer from Fund 356 $285,000
001.800.808.99650 Transfer to Fund 650 $285,000
650.670.000.39001 Transfer from Fund 001 $285,000
650.670.683.50150 Contractual Services $84,550
650.670.683.60010 Operating Supplies $10,450
650.670.683.89000 Addition to Fund Balance $190,000
Fiscal Year 2025:
650.670.683.50150 Contractual Services $84,550
650.670.683.60010 Operating Supplies $10,450
650.670.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $95,000
Fiscal Year 2026:
650.670.683.50150 Contractual Services $84,550
650.670.683.60010 Operating Supplies $10,450
650.670.000.39900 Fund Balance Utilization $95,000
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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