HomeMy Public PortalAbout036-2021 - Grant - IFA - ARP Funds for Infrastructure COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 36-2021
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE SUBMITTAL,ACCEPTANCE,AND
APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA FINANCE AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, In accordance with Indiana Code (IC) 36-1-4-10, a municipality may execute
any documents necessary to receive money from the state or federal
government or any other source,and said documents are prepared and executed
by the City executive administration, provided that the Common Council of
the City of Richmond as the legislative body of the City approves an ordinance
for the appropriation of any monies received in accordance with IC 36-4-6-18;
and
WHEREAS, The Indiana Finance Authority has grant funding available through its Subtitle
M - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant program
established via the Federal American Rescue Plan Act("ARPA")to assist with
funding to be used by the City of Richmond for specified purposes associated
in part with the COVID-19 virus; and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond desires to submit a grant application to obtain funding
for the applicable specified purposes in accordance with ARPA and in
accordance with Section 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by Section
9901 of the American Rescue Plan; and
WHEREAS, No local match is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond,Indiana, as follows:
1. The City of Richmond, in accordance with IC 36-1-4-10, has submitted or will
submit a grant application to the Indiana Finance Authority to assist with funding to be used
by the City of Richmond for specified purposes associated in part with the COVID-19 virus.
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2. The City of Richmond is authorized to accept said grant funding in an amount up
to Seven Million Nine Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-two Dollars and
Ninety-seven Cents($7,979,252.97).
3. All grant funding, if awarded to the City of Richmond, shall be placed into Fund
0199 (ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established by Richmond City
Ordinance No. 19-2021 in accordance with Indiana State Board of Accounts State Examiner
Directive 2021-1) and shall be appropriated for the following specified uses known
collectively as the City of Richmond American Rescue Plan Act Resilience and Recovery
Plan for Eligible Uses:
a. Respond to the public health emergency with respect to the
COVID-19 or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to
households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries
such as tourism,travel, and hospitality;
b. Respond to workers performing essential work during the
COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible
workers of the county that are performing such essential work,or by providing
grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential
work;
c. For the provision of government services to the extent of the
reduction in revenue (i.e. online, property or income tax) due to the public
health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal
year of the county prior to the emergency(i.e. January 20,2020); or
d. Make necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband
infrastructure.
Passed and adopted this/9 day of 2021, by the Common Council
of the City of Richmond,Indiana.
,President
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ATTEST
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC,MMC)
ENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this �26) day of
, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC,MMC)
APPROVED by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this Zl 714
day of C5 , 2021, at a.�ii. i 1; `/ ( A'
,Mayor
David M. Sn
ATTES ,
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC,MMC)
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