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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Affirm that the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to administer the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) allocation on behalf of the County pursuant to the Board’s direction;
2) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to approve and execute memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with County departments and divisions for the execution of ARPA projects, consistent with Board direction and SLFRF regulations;
3) Authorize County department heads (or CAO division managers) to approve and execute said MOUs on behalf of their departments.
4) Ratify the signatures of the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Health and Human Services on MOU 9055 between the Chief Administrative Office and Health and Human Services for the pandemic-related expansion of the General Assistance program.
FUNDING: American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In March of 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law, allocating $1.9 trillion to aid in recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A portion of this allocation was designated for use under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, which provides a direct allocation of funding to counties and cities.
El Dorado County received a $37.46 million ARPA SLFRF. In November 2021, the Board approved an initial allocation of ARPA funding based upon the eligible expenditures as outlined in the U.S. Treasury’s Interim Final Rule that was released in May 2021 (Legistar Item 21-1680). The Board has amended the allocation of funds on several occasions, with the most recent update approved by the Board on April 30, 2024 (Legistar item 24-0786).
The ARPA statute and regulations require that all funds be obligated by December 31, 2024. Any funds not obligated must be returned to the U.S. Treasury. The U.S. Treasury has publ...
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