Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All
To Transfer D6 American Rescue Plan/ ARP Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARP) to the District 6 Operating budget to Reimburse for Expenses Associated with District 6 ARP Appropriations.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Ted Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
An opinion was provided by Law in reference to the County's ability to pay the payroll expenses for certain employees related to the Administrative time associated with the distribution of ARP Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This agenda item will authorize a transfer of District 6 ARP funding to the District 6 operating budget to for reimbursement.
NEED/IMPACT:
DeKalb County District Commissioner offices, departments, and the Administration dedicated significant time allocated to disperse American Rescue Plan/ ARP Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. For District 6, this was absorbed by one employee, with help later from the D6 Community Engagement team that acted as a liaison in several of the approved projects. The Community Engagement team was commissioned to soliciting and vetting potential organization's projects and to act as a liaison during the ARP approval process. This process began in June 2021, with the first agenda item approved in November 2021. Most of these contracts were executed in mid-year, 2022. There were 21 approved D6 ARP funded projects totaling $1,454,725. Office staff managed this process and ARP responsibilities and incorporated this into the day-to-day workload. ARP activities included internal and external collaboration, a significant amount of time allocated to correctly walking each project through the ARP qualification process, iSupplier set up, agenda preparation, contract drafting and execution, internal and external f...
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