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Johnson County moves ARPA projects into new accounting fund, endorses two “sponge” projects and $100,000 internal allocation
Summary
Johnson County grants staff told supervisors they have largely met Treasury’s ARPA obligation deadline and are moving continuing projects from Department 35 into Department 37, and they asked the board to authorize appropriation reconciliations and to OK two flexible “sponge” projects and a $100,000 internal allocation.
Johnson County grants staff reported at a budget work session that the county has largely met Treasury’s obligation deadline for federal ARPA projects and is transitioning continuing work into Department 37, a county fund the presenters called the “standard allowance” or federally inspired restricted funds.
“All of you have worked really, really hard across the county to reach that deadline,” grants manager Allison Wells told supervisors, saying staff were reporting provisional figures as of Dec. 31, 2024 and expected only relatively small changes during quarterly reconciliation. Wells and Ryan Fosmark, grants specialist, said the county is moving projects into Department 37 as their Department 35 appropriations spend down. Staff described the transition as an accounting step intended to preserve project continuity rather than a…
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