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Chair, members obligate remaining SLFRF funds for tower project
Summary
At a Dec. 31 special meeting, the chair and members voted to obligate the board's remaining SLFRF/ARPA balance toward invoices and a contractor quote to reinstall a communications tower; staff noted reporting deadlines and a December 2026 spending deadline.
At a special meeting on Dec. 31, the chair moved and members seconded a motion to obligate remaining SLFRF (ARPA) funds toward the communications tower project. Staff reported a remaining balance of $35,206.87 and described multiple invoices and proposals related to re-erecting the tower; the motion to allocate the funds was approved with no opposition.
Staff (S3) told the group, "We have $35,206.87." The discussion centered on which invoices and quotes to designate as obligations so the county could meet federal reporting rules and retain the funds for the tower work. Chair (S1) and Committee member (S2) agreed to obligate the bulk of the remaining funds to the large contractor quote and related invoices; staff will finalize the precise wording of the obligation and include it in the next project and expenditure report.
Why it matters: federal SLFRF rules require the county to identify obligations by the end of the calendar year and to file the next report by either 01/31/2025 or 04/30/2025 depending on reporting cadence; the funds must be spent by December 2026, staff said. The board's action commits the remaining local ARPA balance to the tower work so the money is not returned as unspent.
