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Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264 to Approve and Appropriate Additional Project Funding for the Homeless Outreach - Shower and Laundry Trailers ($6,600)
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STAFF CONTACT
Kyle Sutherland - Interim Finance Director - 704-866-3032
BUDGET IMPACT
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Increase ARPA revenue and expenses in General Fund by $6,600.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Minimal change to the Budget Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 created new Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Act sets aside $65.1 billion to be allocated to counties based on population and sent directly from the Department of Treasury. Gaston County has received the full allocation of $43,612,126. Pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Gaston County Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264 for the Gaston County Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds was adopted in Regular Session by the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on September 28, 2021. This Board Action, if approved, amends Section 2 of the Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance and accepts and appropriates funds for the following project:
1. Mobile Shower/Laundry Unit - Additional funding ($6,600): Resolution 2023-022 and 2023-247 approved, amended, and appropriated $222,200 and $900 respectively in ARPA funds for a Mobile Shower and Laundry Trailer that would be part of the mobile one-stop-shop initiative for providing services for unhoused and low-income populations in Gaston County. This Board Action, if approved, appropriates the additional $6,600 needed in ARPA funds for the Mobile Shower and Laundry Unit Trailer project.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
- Amended ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264
- Budget Change Request (BCR)