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Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All
Appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act Funding to Eligible Programs and Operating Expenses
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Information Contact: Zachary L. Williams, COO/Executive Assistant
Phone Number: 404-371-2426
PURPOSE:
To appropriate American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding to eligible programs and operating expenses.
NEED/IMPACT:
The Federal Government allocated $147,484,541 in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding to DeKalb County to be distributed in two tranches in 2021 and 2022.
The ARP Act provides that payments from the Fund may only be used to cover costs incurred beginning on March 3, 2021 to:
? Support public health expenditures, by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff;
? Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector;
? Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic;
? Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have borne and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors; and,
? Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand access to broadband internet.
The Board of Commissioners have previously appropriated $27,976,979 from the second tranche of ARP funds.
This action appropriates $44,014,708 in ARP Act funding to the following programs and operating expenses based on committee recommendations:
? Vaccination Events - $3,000,000 (Reco...
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