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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ALLOCATED STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FOR THE KANECOMM MICROWAVE RADIO FOR MUTUAL AID PROJECT
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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 regulation 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, in 2022, the Kane County Information Technologies made a request in the amount of $1,455,414 of SLFRF to fund the KaneComm Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the KaneComm and Tri-Com Central Dispatch 911 agencies are responsible for maintaining ...
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