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Council hears that converting ARPA-funded EMS SUV to take-home use could trigger Treasury repayment
Summary
City staff told the Pocomoke City mayor and council that a recently purchased EMS SUV bought with ARPA money was intended for emergency response only and that designating it a take-home vehicle could require repaying ARPA funds and restating federal reports.
Pocomoke City council members were warned during a work session that converting an EMS sport-utility vehicle purchased with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds into a take-home vehicle could carry federal repayment and accounting consequences.
City staff summarized IRS and Treasury guidance and said the SUV was bought for specific emergency-response purposes, not routine personal use. “If we choose to make that a take home vehicle we must pay back the ARPA funds,”…
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