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Clay County commissioners pause building purchases as state tightens CARES Act rules, debate priorities for $20 million plan
Summary
County staff told the Clay County Board of County Commissioners that updated Treasury/state guidance bars buying or building new properties with CARES Act funds and recommended pausing property purchases; the board continued the public hearings to Oct. 13 and debated reallocating funds to reimbursements, nonprofits and individual relief.
Clay County commissioners on Sept. 8 paused plans to buy two buildings proposed for public-health and warehouse use after staff reported new state and federal guidance limiting CARES Act spending. Troy, the county's CARES Act lead, told the board: "Their guidance currently is no purchasing of buildings, no construction of buildings." The board voted to continue the public hearings on both purchases to the Oct. 13 meeting while staff seeks clearer state guidance and a consultant to manage reimbursements.
The update reshaped a broader $20 million CARES Act spending plan. Troy and other staff said the county has accounted for prior CARES allocations, has executed agreements for additional tranches and estimates roughly $17.6 million in reimbursable public-safety costs the county may claim…
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