Decatur County creates separate ARPA interest account; ordinance approved
Commissioners voted to establish a separate account for interest earned on ARPA allocations and approved ordinance 2026-2. Discussion noted roughly $504,000 in interest earnings and about $90,000 already allocated; interest will be recommended by the ARPA committee and approved by the county council for spending.
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Commissioners discussed the interest generated on previously allocated ARPA funds and agreed to create a standalone account to hold and use that interest for county projects. A commission member summarized: "As those funds were allocated and the money was coming in, we have generated interest from that fund." Staff and auditors discussed amounts and accounting.
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