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Approve a $1,713,057 Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) to rebudget unspent appropriations in the County Disaster Fund (Fund 282) from FY2019/20 to FY2020/21 to cover ongoing expenses from the COVID-19 pandemic (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a $1,713,057 Appropriations Transfer Request (ATR) to rebudget unspent appropriations in the County Disaster Fund (Fund 282) from FY2019/20 to FY2020/21 to cover ongoing expenses from the COVID-19 pandemic (4/5 vote required)
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
On February 27, 2020, the County Administrator signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to an extreme threat to public health caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Solano County. The Proclamation was ratified by the Board on March 2, 2020, followed by declarations from the State and federal governments on March 4 and 6 respectively. As of July 29, 2020, there have been 3,283 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Solano, and 36 COVID-19 related deaths.
On May 5th, 2020, the Board authorized the use of up to $2,000,000 in General Fund Contingency to pay for costs related to COVID-19 emergency response, pending reimbursement from state and federal emergency appropriations, and approved an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) increasing expenditures in Fund 282 County Disaster Fund by $2,000,000.
The funds reflected in the County Disaster Fund were authorized to address COVID-19 emergency response costs in Solano County. The fund is used to collect costs which are FEMA reimbursement eligible. The County's actual costs reported for COVID-19 in the County Disaster Fund through June 30, 2020 were approximately $286,944. This cost represents direct COVID-19 charges which have been billed to the County Disaster Fund in FY2019/20 and primarily reflect Services a...
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