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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.10.21 - 33807MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 12 4405 BY: Commissioner Michael Spisz, District#3 IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — APPROVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATION FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FROM THE OAKLAND TOGETHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM — OAKLAND TOWNSHIP To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Oakland County's local governments and their front-line essential services employees have been an integral partner in the implementation of Oakland County's coordinated strategies for COVID-19 public health/emergency response and economic recovery; and WHEREAS the County of Oakland was allocated $219,438.710 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act's (CARES Act) — Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to respond directly to the emergency as well as expenditures incurred to respond to second -order effects of the emergency; and WHEREAS guidance provided by the U.S. Treasury in "Coronavirus Relief Fund, Frequently Asked Questions" dated May 4, 2020, indicates that a county may but is not required to allocate funds to a local government within the county; and WHEREAS pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #20187, Oakland County established an Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Grant program with an allocation of $35,000,000 of CARES Act - Coronavirus Relief Funds to provide an opportunity for Oakland County to aid local government jurisdictions experiencing a significant financial burden related directly to the COVID-19 public health emergency; and WHEREAS Oakland Township has demonstrated an eligible plan to utilize CARES Act funding in accordance with the U.S. Treasury guidelines in their reimbursement application. The eligible reimbursement application is included as "Attachment A" and WHEREAS the Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Oversight Committee has reviewed the eligible plan and grant application from Oakland Township and recommends the disbursement of $2,275.00 from the Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Grant Program from CARES Act — Coronavirus Relief Funds, and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has previously approved an interlocal agreement with Oakland Township to participate in the Grant Program, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the eligible reimbursement application from Oakland Township and authorizes the disbursement of $2,275.00 from the Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Grant Program from CARES Act — Coronavirus Relief Funds. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this resolution to Oakland County Fiscal Services and Oakland Township. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no budget amendment is required as the appropriation for the Oakland Together Local Government Partnership Grant Program was authorized with Miscellaneous Resolution #20187 adopted on June 4, 2020. Chairperson, I move for the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Commissio�ier Michael Spisz District #3 REQUESTING SUSPENSION OF THE BOARD RULES FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION UNDER NEW BUSINESS Oakland Together COVID Support Fund Expenditure Submission Form This online submission form is used by the following separate grant programs: ATTACHMENT A • Local Government (cities, villages and townships) • Libraries, Senior Centers and Community Centers • School Districts Basic Guidelines • Funds are made on a reimbursement basis and may only be made available if the above entities have expenses that meet the requirements of the federal CARES Act. Information and FAQs are available here. • CVTs shall not submit an Expenditure Submission Form for any expense which is eligible to be covered by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Public Assistance reimbursement grant. CVT may use funds to pay the 25% "cost share' or "local match" required with FEMA reimbursement once that amount is approved by FEMA. Review Best Practices for submissions here. Application ID 11004M Submission Contact Information Local Government Facility* G Municipality (CVT) r School f Library/Community Center/Senior Center What CVT are you located within?* Oakland Two Name* Roxanne Thatcher Title * M Deputy Clerk Email* rthatcher@oaklandtownship.org Verify Email* rthatcher@oaklandtownship.org Re-enter email address Phone* 248-218-6953 Authorized Official Indrodual authorized to sign Intedocal Agreement Name* Roxanne Thatcher Title * M Deputy Clerk Email* rthatcher@oaklandtownship.org Verify Email* rthatcher@oaklandtownship.org Re-enter email address Phone* 248-218-6953 Funding Information Payment Method* r Electronic (ACH) (- Check Payment Remittance Address Address* 4393 Collins Rd City* Rochester State MI 7JP Code * 48094 Expenditures Enter expenditure information in the fields below. Click "Add' for an additional set of fields to submit up to 3 separate expenditures. Expenditure ID 11004M-1 Expenditure Description* Hazard pay for Poll Workers from the County Expenditure Category* Items Not Listed Above Date* 8/4/2020 Amount* $ 2,275.00 Compliance Explanation This hazard pay was approved by the Oakland County Flow is the expenditure connected to the CCMD-19 Commissioners. See attached resolution. pandemic andfor state or county health orders? Brieflysummarize a include cover memo * Compliance Records I have included a copy of our payroll register that the Poll Financial records that demonstrate Compliance, workers were paid. Please use an excel spreadsheet as a cover to individual invoices (Compliance Records should be Uploaded with Submission Form) * Attachment* All expenditures must be supported by records sufficient to demonstrate that the amount of payments from the Fund hae been in accordance with section 601 (d) of the Social Secunty Act. Election worker pay details for August 4, 2020 97MB Election.pdf (Uploaded documentation must be a single file of size 2 MB or less Sating or scanning with a lower resolution (dpi) and monochrome can reduce file size.) Total Expenditure Amount $ 2,275.00 Compliance Requirements By submitting this Form the applicant affirms that it will abide by each of the following requirements vd en using Oakland Together COVID Support funds. Please check the box next to each requirement to confirm your intent to abide by these C7 The expenditure of the funds is necessary due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). fJ The expenditures were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020. fJ The expenditures were or will be incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020 and ends on December 30, 2020. x R The expenditures are not being used as revenue replacement for the Public Body to fill shortfalls in government revenue to cover expenditures that would not otherwise qualify under the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund. Upon approval of this Form, the applicant will be provided with an Interlocal Agreement or Contract, which must be executed prior to the release of any funds, and which lists further requirements including but not limited to: • The applicant must agree to participate in the production of documents required by any future audit of the CARES Act program, and funds not spend in accordance with the Act must be returned to the County. • The applicant must agree that they have not received federal or state funds to cover these expenditures and in the event they receive direct funding from the federal or state government to cover these expenses, the county money will be returned. Resolution #20495 October 21, 2020 Moved by Hoffman seconded by Powell to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolutions #20471 through #20497 and #20499 through #20514 - Board of Commissioners - Approval of Interlocal AgreementfApplication for Disbursement with (Jurisdiction) for Distribution of CARES Act Funding. A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolutions #20471 through #20497 and #20499 through #20514 - Board of Commissioners - Approval of Interlocal Agreement/Application for Disbursement with (Jurisdiction) for Distribution of CARES Act Funding carried. Moved by Hoffman seconded by Powell resolutions #20471 - #20497 and #20499 - #20514 be adopted. Discussion followed. Vote on resolution: AYES: Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack. (17) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted. 41- 1 HEREBYA-,-?ROVETHIS ESOLUTION CHIEF DEFUTl y COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 4.5.559A (7) STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on October 21, 2020, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac, Michigan this 21ri day of October, 2020. Lisa Brown, Oakland County