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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund Transitional Housing Program for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office
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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 Sheriff’s Office has made a request in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of SLFRF to fund the Transitional Housing Program for the purpose of providing immediate and comprehensive services to individuals for re-entry into the community from the Kane County Adult Justice Center and the Illinois Department of Corrections. The program provides education, job transition services, and support services in addition to short-term housing; and
WHEREAS, the Transitional Housing Program gives immediate and comprehensive services to individuals re-entering the community from the Kane County Adult Justice Center and the Illinois Department of Corrections by providing shelter for a period of three to six months, along with job training and placement to highly coveted skills and trades. The use of the ARPA funds will allow the Kane County Sheriff’s Office to respond positively within our community by working with residents to provide them with life-skills essential to navigating successfully within our community. This work involves addressing existing transitional residential programs that are lacking affiliate programs that can be offered by the Sheriff’s Office, all the while aiming to create transformational and unique programs that support success and independence for a stable life as individuals emerge from incarceration; 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 Sheriff’s Office’s request for SLFRF for the Transitional Housing Program for the purpose of providing immediate and comprehensive services to individuals for re-entry into the community from the Kane County Adult Justice Center and the Illinois Department of Corrections. The program provides a funding for education, job training services, and support services 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 SLFRF in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to fund the Transitional Housing Program for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, 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 Sheriff’s Office use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to be used for Transitional Housing Program 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 is approved subject to receiving any evaluating comments from the City of Aurora.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget:
355.800.668218.72000 Building Construction $318,995
355.800.668218.60010 Operating Supplies $181,005
355.800.668.85000 Allowance for Budget Exp ($500,000)
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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