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Waupaca County Board creates ARPA fund, approves donations and amends UW‑Extension budget
Summary
At its Jan. 18 meeting the Waupaca County Board established an ARPA special revenue fund for its $9.89 million allocation, approved several donations to county programs, and adopted a $45,900 transfer from UW‑Extension to contingency after a 23-2 vote on the budget amendment.
The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 18 adopted a series of resolutions to accept donations, establish an American Rescue Plan Act special revenue fund and reallocate UW‑Extension budget money.
The board unanimously approved resolutions accepting donations to the sheriff’s office dive team and Shop with a Cop program, the Birth to Three Program and the county Nutrition Program, and accepted a $1,000 gift to the sheriff’s K9 unit. The board also established an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Special Revenue Fund to track an estimated county allocation of $9,889,197; county records show $4,952,105 was received on June 7, 2021.
The board approved Resolution No. 42, a 2022 budget amendment tied to UW‑Extension, authorizing a $45,900 transfer from contract services and other UW‑Extension line items to the contingency fund after the county removed an Agriculture Educator from the 2022 contract with UW‑Madison Division of Extension. The UW‑Extension transfer passed 23-2, with Supervisors Spierings and Jaeger recorded as opposed.
Why it matters: Establishing a separate ARPA fund centralizes federal recovery dollars for tracking and audit purposes and clarifies accounting ahead of planned expenditures. The UW‑Extension amendment reallocates budgeted funds after a change to county contract services, moving money to contingency rather than to the originally budgeted educator position.
What the board voted on (selected resolutions): • Resolution No. 39 — Accept donations totaling $16,875 for Sheriff’s Office initiatives including Dive Team and Shop with a Cop; passed 25-0 (moved by Supr. Hardy; second Supr. Bosquez). • Resolution No. 40 — Accept $1,200 for Birth To Three Program from Mark and Helene Pohl; passed 25-0 (moved by Supr. G. Murphy; second Supr. Golding). • Resolution No. 41 — Accept $5,000 from the Anthony Family Foundation for the Nutrition Program; passed 25-0 (moved by Supr. Nygaard; second Supr. Johnson). • Resolution No. 42 — Transfer $45,900 from UW‑Extension budget lines to contingency after removal of an Agriculture Educator from the UW‑Madison extension contract; passed 23-2 (moved by Supr. Bosquez; second Supr. Federwitz). • Resolution No. 43 — Establish ARPA Special Revenue Fund for accounting of federal recovery funds (county allocation estimated at $9,889,197); passed 25-0 (moved by Supr. Zaug; second Supr. Nygaard). • Resolution No. 44 — Accept $1,000 donation for the Sheriff’s Office K9 unit from Theodore and Beth Coppersmith; passed 25-0 (moved by Supr. Bosquez; second Supr. Hardy).
Fiscal notes and clarifications included in the resolutions: donations will be placed in donation‑restricted accounts; the UW‑Extension transfer reallocated specific line items (contracted services $43,600; office supplies $500; mileage $1,000; training $250; other travel $250; education resource materials $300) totaling $45,900 transferred to contingency. The ARPA resolution establishes the special revenue fund effective June 7, 2021 for tracking receipt and expenditure of federal recovery funds.
The board took the votes by roll call where indicated and approved all listed donations and the ARPA fund unanimously. The UW‑Extension budget amendment recorded two opposing votes. The meeting adjourned at 10:18 a.m.
