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Ione staff outlines ARPA reallocation plan to avoid returning funds; council gives direction to proceed with documented qualifying uses

6438686 · October 14, 2025
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City staff presented a proposed reallocation of about $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, identified qualifying categories and asked council for direction to proceed with detailed journal entries and documentation. Council directed staff to continue and to provide full backup for any reallocated items.

City grant staff and finance managers told the Ione City Council the city must reclassify previously spent items and allocate qualifying uses for roughly $2.0 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to avoid returning funds to the U.S. Treasury.

Grant coordinator Debbie Mackey and Finance Manager Andrea Bonham presented a proposed allocation-by-percentage built from qualifying expenses that can be documented before the Treasury reporting portal opens. Staff said the city discovered that certain items the council previously…

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