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Ely council moves $1.73 million in ARPA funds into capital, water and sewer accounts
Summary
The Ely City Council unanimously approved transfers totaling $1,730,000 of previously committed ARPA funds: $450,000 to the Capital Project Fund, $600,000 to the Water Fund, and $680,000 to the Sewer Fund, to better reflect intended infrastructure uses and clean up the General Fund balance.
Ely — The Ely City Council on Jan. 23 unanimously approved transferring $1,730,000 of previously committed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds into dedicated accounts for capital, water and sewer projects.
City Treasurer and HR Director Janette Trask told the council the transfers would move committed ARPA monies out of the General Fund and place them in the funds “that it was intended for,” improving the General Fund’s accuracy going forward. "I'm coming to you guys to request these transfers to move the committed funds from the committed fund, which was the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding that we received," Trask said. "By transferring this, it cleans up my General Fund and reflects a true balance of what is coming in and out of that."
Councilman Dennis Perea moved the resolution to appropriate the Community Support expense budget amounts into the three transfer budgets. Councilwoman Melody Van Camp seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. The approved transfers were: $450,000 to the Capital Project Fund (10-69-950), $600,000 to the Water Fund (10-69-935) and $680,000 to the Sewer Fund (10-69-930).
Trask reiterated that the city had always treated the ARPA funding as unrestricted but that the council had previously committed those dollars to infrastructure and housing. "The Council has always been the one to say what they want to use it for," she said. Council members noted that moving the funds clarifies budgeting by separating committed capital dollars from the General Fund balance.
The council did not specify particular projects within the capital, water or sewer funds at the meeting. Resident public comments earlier in the meeting asked whether west-side drainage and other local projects would be covered; the council did not provide project-level allocations during this vote. The council voted on the transfers as a single motion and did not record individual roll-call votes by member name in the minutes.
