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Utah County weighs using state portal to distribute $19.2 million in rental-assistance funds
Summary
County staff outlined options for distributing $19,200,000 in CARES emergency rental assistance: use the state portal (which would have the state fulfill payments but bill the county 45% of fulfilled checks), run a county system, or contract third parties; commissioners requested state pricing and scheduled follow-up work to decide.
Utah County officials on the record said the county has $19,200,000 in emergency rental assistance funds and must decide how to deliver those dollars to tenants before federal deadlines. Peter Brown, the county’s CARES finance manager, told the commission the money can cover rent, utilities and other housing costs but not mortgage payments and that the county can spend up to 10% on direct administration costs.
Brown said one key choice is whether the county should use the state’s portal. ‘‘If it comes from Utah County through the state portal, they’ll bill us 45% of that payment,’’…
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