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County staff touts ARPA monitoring work; commissioners ratify Project Safe Neighborhoods grant
Summary
Staff described Booth’s ARPA monitoring and a spend‑rate table to avoid returning funds to Treasury; commissioners waived rules and approved a $75,936 Project Safe Neighborhoods subgrant to equip deputies with mobile data terminals.
County staff and the commission discussed ARPA monitoring, reporting requirements embedded in a proposed amendment to the Gateway Solutions agreement, and steps to avoid returning unobligated funds to the U.S. Treasury.
The amendment would formalize monthly reporting and documentation that Booth, the county’s monitoring contractor, will provide. Staff said Booth has been actively working with subrecipients to assemble federal paperwork and a "SPIN rate" table to identify agencies that have not spent at least 75% of their allocations in time for reallocation.
"We'd like for everything to be spent by December 31," staff said, describing the timeline for obligating ARPA funds and the process for working with subrecipients on reimbursement documentation. Staff added that Booth reports to county administrators and meets with the county every two weeks to review compliance.
On a wave‑rule agenda item, Grants Administrator Derek Cipio said the county had been awarded $75,936 for a Project Safe Neighborhoods subgrant to equip deputies with mobile data terminals. Commissioners moved to waive rules and approved the wave‑rule item by voice vote: "All in favor, say aye," the chair said, and the board responded.
Staff warned that if an agency cannot document allowable federal expenses, Booth will recommend denying reimbursement and the county may reallocate those funds within eligible projects before the December deadline.
Next steps: staff will continue monitoring subrecipients with Booth, share the spend‑rate table with commissioners and return ARPA reallocation proposals to the commission if necessary.
