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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 SPECIAL MEETING <br /> 5 August 1, 2022 <br /> 6 6:30 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Special Meeting on Monday, August <br /> 9 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price and Commissioners Amy <br /> 12 Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, and Earl McKee <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford and Commissioner <br /> 14 Anna Richards <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. All members were present except <br /> 21 for Vice Chair Bedford and Commissioner Richards. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Ratification of the County Manager's Approval of ARPA Policies <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The Board ratified the County Manager's approval of seven ARPA-related policies. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law in March <br /> 28 2021. ARPA established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF), <br /> 29 which is a program that provides funding to all states, counties, and municipalities across the <br /> 30 country. The County has received its ARPA allocation of$28.8 million. <br /> 31 The U.S. Department of Treasury Final Rule governs the eligible uses of American Rescue Plan <br /> 32 Act (ARPA) funds and includes certain compliance policies (attached). <br /> 33 The BOCC adoption of these policies is consistent with current County practices and ARPA <br /> 34 compliance requirements. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 County Attorney John Roberts introduced the item. He said the policies that the Board is <br /> 37 considering ratifying were based on templates from the School of Government which <br /> 38 incorporated feedback from county attorneys across the state. He said the policies are required <br /> 39 by the federal government. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene and seconded by Commissioner Hamilton <br /> 42 to ratify the County Manager's approval of seven ARPA related policies. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br />