ORDINANCE NO. 240553
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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
Reducing appropriations in the amount of $2,772,862.67 in the American Rescue Plan Fund and reappropriating to cover eligible trash cart expenditures; reducing appropriations in the General Fund and reappropriating $952,000.00 to cover software designed to assist with data collection and an increase in funding for the neighborhood empowerment program; and authorizing allocation of future unobligated balances from American Rescue Plan Act funding to eligible trash cart expenditures.
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WHEREAS, the United States Congress established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which became effective on March 3, 2021 to be used to provide assistance to state and local governments to recover from the COVID19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City wishes to ensure the efficient disbursement of ARPA funds for eligible purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City must have all ARPA funds obligated by December 31, 2024, otherwise non-obligated funds must be returned to the Department of Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Finance Department is to utilize the unobligated SLFRF funds to cover costs associated with trash carts thereby obligating funds by the deadline and unrestricted funds being made available in the General Fund for other City needs; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the appropriations in the following accounts of the American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund No. 2585 are hereby reduced by the following amounts:
25-2585-121050-B Accounts $1,470,862.67
25-2585-552037-B Shelter for the Homeless 600,000.01
25-2585-575003-B-G57RBLD ReBuild KC ARPA Program 702,000.00
$2,772,862.68
Section 2. That the sum of $2,772,862.67 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund No. 2585 to the following account:
25-2585-892301-E Residential Refuse Collection $2,772,862.68
Section 3. That the appropriations in the following account of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000 are hereby reduced by the following amount:
25-1000-892301-E Residential Refuse Collection $2,772,862.68
Section 4. That the sum of $952,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000 to the following accounts:
25-1000-552036-E Unhoused Initiatives $ 250,000.00
25-1000-571105-B Neighborhood Empowerment 702,000.00 TOTAL $ 952,000.00
Section 5. That the Director of Public Works is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 25-2585-892301-E, the Director of Housing and Community Development Department is designated requisitioning authority for Account No. 25-1000-552036-E, and the Director of Neighborhood Services Department is designated requisitioning authority for Account No. 25-1000-571105-B.
Section 6. That the Director of Finance is authorized to process further reallocations of the unexpended American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriations, beginning July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, for the purchase of trash carts to ensure compliance with the usage of the ARPA Grant which will make unrestricted funds available in the General Fund. Reallocation of available balances in the General Fund to future unrestricted uses will be subject to further City Council action.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Samuel Miller
Assistant City Attorney