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Louisa County Board approves $2.14 million ARPA allocation as lost revenue to fund government services
Summary
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on April 26, 2022 approved RESOLUTION 202227 to allocate the county's $2,143,419 expected SLFRF allocation as lost revenue under ARPA final rules, enabling spending on government services such as windows, A/C units, sidewalks and courthouse tuckpointing.
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors voted on April 26, 2022 to allocate $2,143,419 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds as lost revenue so the money may be spent on government services.
Auditor Sandi Sturgell told the board she had attended a webinar on the Treasury Department's final SLFRF rules and said counties may designate up to $10 million of their SLFRF allocation as lost revenue. Sturgell said that designation permits spending on government services and she listed examples the county could consider, including windows, air-conditioning units, sidewalks and tuckpointing of the courthouse. The board expressed support for using the allocation to benefit county residents.
Randy Griffin moved and Chris Ball seconded a motion that the board sign a resolution allocating the county's SLFRF allocation as lost revenue. The minutes record that RESOLUTION 202227 cites the ARPA statute and Treasury interim and final SLFRF rules, and resolves that Louisa County's expected $2,143,419 SLFRF allocation be treated as lost revenue to spend on government services. The resolution was approved with Ayes recorded as Brad Quigley, Chris Ball and Randy Griffin; Auditor Sandi Sturgell attested the document.
After the vote, Sturgell asked whether specific projects—such as a remodel at the sheriff's department and air-conditioning units at the county Complex—should be paid from ARPA rather than from LOSST revenue; the board agreed those items would qualify for ARPA and asked staff to begin compiling a prioritized list of county projects.
The board's vote and the resolution text are recorded in the minutes of the April 26 meeting. The county cited the Treasury guidance summarized in the minutes (interim rule May 10, 2021; final rule January 6, 2022) as the basis for treating the funds as lost revenue.
