IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring to and appropriating from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 ARPA Fund $44,869,957.00 to cover expenses related to lost revenue due to COVID-19 and authorizing the County to use all remaining ARPA funds to cover eligible County contract expenses through 2026.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5955, December 18, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, Jeanie Lauer, Jalen Anderson, Megan L. Marshall, Charlie Franklin, Manuel Abarca IV, DaRon McGee, and Venessa Huskey, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, enacted by the U.S. Congress, provided financial support to local governments responding to the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County received a total allocation of $136,551,645.00 in ARPA funds, with approximately $70,447,640.00 remaining for distribution; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and fully expended by December 31, 2026, with strict adherence to federal requirements for eligibility; and,
WHEREAS, 42 U.S.C. ? 803 (b)(3) appropriates $65,100,000,000 to counties, to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS, the appropriations under 42 U.S.C. ? 803 (a)(3) are titled State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF); and,
WHEREAS, 42 U.S.C. ? 803 (c) permits Counties to spend ARPA funds under one of four major categories, which include (A) responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its negative economic impacts, (B) providing premium pay to essential employees, (C) for government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue, and (D) investments in water, sewer, and broadband; and,
WHEREAS, 86 Fed. Reg. 26,801 (May 17, 2021) indicates that any amount attributable under lost revenue replacement can be used towards government services, but cannot be used as debt service or to creat...
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