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Madison County board adopts ARPA reporting guidelines for $25.5 million first tranche

Madison County Board ยท March 1, 2026

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Summary

The Madison County Board directed Ernst & Young to prepare Treasury reports and adopted scoring guidelines to prioritize projects for the county's $25,539,031.50 first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funding, emphasizing broadband, stormwater, sewer and county-owned infrastructure.

The Madison County Board adopted guidelines and a scoring framework on Aug. 18 to prioritize how the county will use the first $25,539,031.50 it received under the American Rescue Plan Act.

County Board Office staff, via a resolution presented by Finance Committee chair Chris Guy, said Ernst & Young LLP will prepare the interim Treasury reports required by Aug. 31 and that the county will categorize requests under priority areas including broadband, inland stormwater remediation, sewer projects, economic development and cybersecurity.

The board resolution directs that projects be scored using six criteria: alignment with ARPA infrastructure goals (water, sewer, stormwater, broadband); regional impact; readiness for construction or implementation; limited other state or federal funding; presence of local matching funds; and priority for county-owned assets. The resolution says requests must follow Madison County purchasing policy and that Treasury reporting will include both expenditures and programmatic notes.

Why it matters: The scoring rules will shape which local infrastructure and economic-recovery projects receive ARPA funding and will determine what is included in the county's public Recovery Plan Performance Report. County staff emphasized prioritizing projects close to construction and those with regional benefit.

The board adopted the guidelines unanimously. The resolution also records that, to date, interim ARPA obligations include cybersecurity items and consultant work; the county staff said it does not claim lost revenue at this stage.

What's next: Ernst & Young will compile the Treasury submissions and staff will score and vet project requests to prepare spending recommendations for committee review and future board action.