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File #: 21-6580    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 11/17/2021 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 11/30/2021 Final action: 11/30/2021
Title: Request by Human Resources & Risk Management for approval to transfer $16,632,324 in COVID-19 related expenses from the Public Improvement Contingency Fund to the COVID Response & Recovery Fund.
Department: Human Resources and Risk Management
Department Head/Elected Official: Shain Carrizal

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Financial Authorization

Project ID (if applicable): COVID19
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Human Resources & Risk Management for approval to transfer $16,632,324 in COVID-19 related expenses from the Public Improvement Contingency Fund to the COVID Response & Recovery Fund.
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Background and Discussion:
County departments incurred expenses in the Public Improvement Contingency (PIC) Fund in response to COVID-19. Expenses of $16.6M have been identified in the PIC Fund that are not eligible for reimbursement by FEMA and are related to contact tracing, increased inmate meal costs, and election technology. This request is to transfer these expenses from the PIC Fund to the COVID Response & Recovery (R&R) Fund, which was established for COVID-19 expenses not reimbursed by FEMA and to minimize compliance requirements required by CARES.

Expected Impact:
Transferring these expenses to the COVID R&R Fund will increase funds available in the PIC Fund for other COVID-19 expenses that maybe incurred or for other non-COVID initiatives instituted by Commissioners Court.

Alternative Options:
Commissioners Court could take no action and leave the expenses in the PIC Fund, which would not increase the funds available in the PIC Fund.

Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service

Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item #
Action Taken
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Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide

Fiscal and Personnel Summary
Service Name
Disaster Recovery

FY 21-22
FY 22
Next 3 FYs
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)
Labor Expenditures ...

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