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Henderson County transfers $1.24 million in ARPA funds to reimburse inmate medical costs
Summary
The Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a $1,237,845.73 transfer from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund to the general fund to reimburse inmate medical expenses, the court was told this obligation uses remaining ARPA authority and must meet federal timing rules.
Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a transfer of $1,237,845.73 from the county's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund to the general fund to reimburse inmate medical services.
County staff presented the transfer during the court's regular session and said the payment would obligate the remaining ARPA balance available for reimbursement of eligible COVID-related expenses. "This is the transfer of $1,237,845.73 from the ARPA fund to the general fund to reimburse for the inmate medical expenses," said Miss Vaughn.
The county was told the deadline to obligate funds under the ARPA rules had arrived and that the county still has two years after obligation to spend the obligated money. A county official noted that funds not spent by that later deadline would be returned. Commissioners unanimously approved the transfer after a motion by Commissioner Toole and a second by Commissioner McCann.
Why it matters: county staff said the move uses ARPA authority to recapture COVID-era medical costs for people held in the county jail. Court discussion referenced the broader ARPA allocation the county received and said earlier decisions had dedicated large portions of ARPA to allowable categories including water and broadband.
Details and next steps: court members and staff discussed the scope of allowable ARPA reimbursement, deadlines for obligating and spending, and that the transfer will obligate the remaining ARPA funds that had been available for reimbursement. The motion passed unanimously.
