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a. Receive the County's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economics Security (CARES) Expenditure Progress Report from key departments for the period ending June 30, 2020; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive the County's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economics Security (CARES) Expenditure Progress Report from key departments for the period ending June 30, 2020; and,
b. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economics Security (CARES) Act funding plan on August 18, 2020, providing funding for various County departments to be used toward homelessness, public health, public safety, and other services to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the community. Monterey County (County) is eligible to receive an allocation of $44.9 million of CARES funding. To receive these funds, the County had to submit a certification by July 10, 2020 to the State of California (State) which required the County to Comply with requirements of Control Section of 11.90 of the Budget Act of 2020. Section 11.90 of the Budget Act requires the County to submit expenditure reports to the State.
In addition, the County must spend the funds in activities that:
* Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19);
* Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, for Monterey County; and,
* Were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020 and ends on December 30, 2020.
The County also had to adhere to the following requirements:
* Adhere to federal guidance and the State's stay-at-home requirements and other health requirements as directed in gubernatorial Executive Order N-33-20, any subsequent Executive Orders or statutes, and all California Department of Public Health Orders, directives, and guidance in response to ...
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