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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 19, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-b <br /> SUBJECT: Coronavirus Relief Funding Summary Report and Approval of County Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT(S): Finance <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. PowerPoint Presentation Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> 2. Summary of House Bill 1043 - <br /> COVID-19 Recovery Funding Act <br /> 3. Frequently Asked Questions <br /> PURPOSE: To receive: <br /> 1) An outline and presentation on the Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) to North <br /> Carolina counties, including allowable expenses, spend down timeframes and <br /> reporting requirements; and <br /> 2) Approve an Orange County Coronavirus Plan for submittal by June 1, 2020. <br /> BACKGROUND: The North Carolina General Assembly unanimously approved the Coronavirus <br /> Relief Funding that was signed by the Governor on May 4, 2020. The CRF package includes <br /> relief measures related to public health and safety, education, small business assistance, and <br /> continuity of state government operations. The State has included $150 million in initial relief <br /> funding, with each county's allocation distributed on a per capita basis, with the exception of the <br /> largest three counties — Guilford, Wake, and Mecklenburg. Those three counties received <br /> Coronavirus Relief funding directly from the U.S. Treasury based on their populations exceeding <br /> 500,000. <br /> The Orange County State-wide per capita share is $2,665,753 of the $150 million allocated to <br /> NC counties. House Bill 1043 does not appropriate any funds directly to a city or town but <br /> instead delegates that funding decision to counties. If the BOCC directed staff to allocate a <br /> share of the County's CRF funds to the municipalities, then a County per capita allocation is <br /> proposed as a fair and reasonable allocation methodology. A per capita allocation is currently <br /> used for the distribution of local option sales tax including Article 44 Hold Harmless sales tax. <br /> The table below indicates funding distribution for CRF based on a per capita allocation. <br /> Coronavirus Relief Per Capita <br /> Fund $ 2,665,753.00 Allocation <br /> ORANGE $ 1,546,136.74 58% <br /> CARRBORO $ 266,575.30 10% <br /> CHAPEL HILL $ 746,410.84 28% <br /> DURHAM $ - 0% <br /> HILLSBOROUGH $ 79,972.59 3% <br /> MEBANE $ 26,657.53 1% <br /> TOTAL $ 2,665,753.00 100% <br />