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4 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> Grant Project Ordinance - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that, pursuant to <br /> Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following <br /> grant project ordinance is hereby adopted: <br /> Section I. Budget Adoption <br /> There is hereby adopted the following Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery <br /> Funds of H.R. 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (CSLRF) grants project budget <br /> for Orange County by project according to the following summary: <br /> Fund Total <br /> Appropriation <br /> CSLRF Fund $28,839,722 <br /> These funds may be used for the following categories of expenditures, to the extent <br /> authorized by state and local law. <br /> 1. Support public health expenditures, by funding COVID-19 mitigation <br /> efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health <br /> and safety staff; <br /> 2. Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health <br /> emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small <br /> businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector; <br /> 3. Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide <br /> government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced <br /> due to the pandemic; <br /> 4. Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to <br /> those who have borne and will bear the greatest health risks because of <br /> their service in critical infrastructure sectors; and, <br /> 5. Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary <br /> investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital <br /> wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand access to <br /> broadband internet. <br />