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Approve Use of ARPA Funds to Support Positions in Grants Administration and Finance Departments to Assist Management of ARPA Projects
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 12, 2024
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The Board is requested to approve the utilization of a portion of the County's total ARPA award totaling $1,005,152 to support the addition of five (5) time-limited positions in the Grants Administration and Finance Departments to assist with day-to-day management of the County's ARPA-funded initiatives. The positions in the Grants Administration Department would primarily focus on supporting those projects for which there is not currently an assigned Department program administrator (e.g., the Senior Home Repair program, the Community Land Trust Contract, the Homeless Services Grant program, and the Interlocal Agreements with the City of Durham and Durham Public Schools) as well as initiatives where a need has been identified to provide additional grant management capacity (e.g., broadband projects, food security projects), while the responsibilities of the positions in the Finance Department would encompass the full ARPA portfolio. Specifically, the funding would be used to support:
* Two (2) Management Analysts in the Grant Administration Department to assist with project monitoring and oversight, performance evaluation, reporting, communications, and other grant administration responsibilities for ARPA funded projects.
* One (1) Executive Accountant position within the Finance Department to support fund accounting and management for the full ARPA portfolio for the remainder of the ARPA award period.
* One (1) Compliance Specialist to support the Compliance Section within the Finance Department to assist with financial monitoring, financial reporting, internal control monitoring, and other compliance-related tasks related to the ARPA funds.
* One (1) Management Fellow in the Grants Administration Department to assist with administrative responsibilitie...
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