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Jefferson County moves to realign ARPA budgets after project delays
Summary
County staff told the board that delays to projects originally budgeted in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund require moving many budgets into the general fund and adjusting revenue. Commissioners voted to move the item forward to a future hearing for a supplemental budget.
County finance staff told the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 that several ARPA-funded projects were delayed past the original year-end timelines and that federal reporting guidance requires budget realignments so expenditures and revenue are recorded and reported correctly.
Mary (Strategy, Innovation & Finance) told commissioners that work on multiple projects extended beyond the original 2024 completion expectations, producing timing mismatches in the ARPA fund. She said the proposed technical change would reduce ARPA revenue and expenditures by roughly $49 million and leave about $12.8 million remaining in ARPA for obligations expected to wrap up by 2026, most tied to asphalt projects. Mary said the ARPA fund would keep about $709,000 in interest revenue for interdepartmental cost allocations.
Why it matters: ARPA funds have federal reporting rules and deadlines. Staff said the realignment will ensure project spending is tracked in the correct fund and that federal requirements are met.
What the board did: Commissioners voted to move the realignment proposal forward to a future hearing with a budget supplemental for formal adoption. The board’s recorded action at the meeting was a unanimous “all in favor” to move the item to a hearing.
Ending: County staff said they would prepare the budget supplemental for a future hearing and answer any detailed follow-up questions about cost-allocation changes and long-term impacts to the county general fund.
