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Washington County commissioners accept ARPA funds, adopt grant project ordinance
Summary
The Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to accept American Rescue Plan Act funds and adopted an ARPA grant project ordinance on July 6, 2021, with motions by Commissioner Ann Keyes and Commissioner Julius Walker and unanimous roll-call votes.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved acceptance of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and adopted an ARPA Grant Project Ordinance at its July 6, 2021 meeting.
County Attorney and County Manager Curtis Potter spoke to the board about ARPA funding and associated project planning. Commissioner Ann Keyes moved to approve a resolution accepting ARPA funds; Commissioner Carol Phelps seconded and the board approved the resolution by unanimous roll call. Commissioner Julius Walker later moved to adopt the ARPA Grant Project Ordinance to allocate the funds; Commissioner Keyes seconded and that motion also passed unanimously.
The measures place the county in a position to receive and program ARPA dollars; the board did not detail specific project awards or line-item distributions during the public meeting. The commissioners indicated next steps will include ordinances and project-level actions needed to obligate and spend the funds in accordance with federal guidance.
The board's votes were recorded as unanimous: Commissioners Tracey Johnson, Carol Phelps, Julius Walker, Ann Keyes and Chair William R. "Bill" Sexton all voted yea.
