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Committee obligates ARPA funds and advances multiple administrative items including insurance renewals and position approvals
Summary
Ways & Means voted to obligate American Rescue Plan Act funds for the bank intercounty drain project via resolution and an MOU to meet the Dec. 31 obligation deadline; the committee also approved position recommendations (including a 911 telecommunicator), a two-year workers' compensation renewal that raises premiums ~30% to $104,000, a 5% short-term disability cap increase, and moved several items to the full board.
The committee approved a resolution obligating ARPA funds for the county’s bank intercounty drain project and authorized entering into an MOU to create the contractual obligation required under ARPA guidance.
Finance staff and legal counsel explained why an MOU is being used: because the final assessment and invoices are not yet available, the MOU with the drainage district will constitute a contractual obligation so the county can meet the federal Dec. 31 obligation deadline. The packet included a resolution obligating roughly $3,300,000 of ARPA funds for the drain project and staff recommended continuing one…
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