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Officials say ARPA funds have been obligated; finance director explains why ARPA spending is not listed in operating budget
Summary
Finance staff told council ARPA appropriations were obligated in 2022 and tracking of spend occurs through the county's grant fund, quarterly Treasury reports and the single audit; ARPA money is not re-authorized in the annual operating budget but expenditures are tracked and reported.
Howard County finance staff told the County Council that the county obligated its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation and that ARPA expenditures are tracked separately from the annual operating‑budget book.
Finance Director Rafael Imele (spoke to the council as Rafael Healy/Healy in the transcript) and Budget Director Holly Sung told council members that the county accepted the ARPA grant appropriation in 2022, assigned the funds to grant accounts and is required to report spending in quarterly reports to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and in the annual single audit. The directors said the county had an obligation deadline to…
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