Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to consolidate up to $5 million in unspent ARPA funds from completed programs prior to the December 31, 2026 expenditure deadline, and use them to support the General Fund through an eligible active contract in alignment with compliance requirements from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Background and Discussion:
??All ARPA funds must be spent by December 31, 2026. The ARPA Steering Committee recommends consolidating all unspent funds from completed programs and using them to support the General Fund by utilizing an active contract that meets U.S. Treasury criteria. In the last quarter of calendar year 2026, unspent funds from cost savings or vacancies will need to be quickly re-obligated and spent.?
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The La Salle Jail Outsourcing contract could be utilized to spend any remaining ARPA funds before the December 31, 2026, deadline. The contract meets the following criteria established by U.S. Treasury:
?Obligated prior to December 31, 2024
?Eligible use of ARPA funds (this contract was previously funded through ARPA)
Expected Impact:
Consolidating all unspent ARPA funds in December 2026 and transferring them to the La Salle contract would ensu...
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