TITLE
Title
BUDGET AMENDMENT: ALIGN ARPA ENABLED BUDGET AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2025 YEAR END
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Toy Beeninga
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BACKGROUND
Background
As part of the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, certain priorities were authorized under revenue replacement and accounted for in the ARPA Enabled Fund. Within the ARPA Enabled Fund, annual appropriations in the Budget Ordinance are allocated at the initiative level, which restricts those funds to only be used for the specific purpose authorized by the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC). $968,000 in ARPA and ARPA Enabled funding was allocated for infant mortality. Specifically, for the expansion of a community-based doula program in which 76 individuals were matched with contractual doulas. Feedback surveys consistently report positive birth experiences, with participants noting increased confidence and support throughout their pregnancy and delivery. Multiple community events and learning sessions were held to promote and strengthen community support for doula services.
When the annual budget is developed, staff project how much funding will be spent before the conclusion of the fiscal year, how much funds will be under contract by the end of the year, and then how much funds will need to be budgeted in the subsequent year for each initiative. The total funding, by initiative, must remain balanced to the total amount approved by the BoCC. Final accounting is now complete and due to late FY25 invoices, the Infant Mortality budget needs to be adjusted. This action is a normal check that will be performed each year to ensure funding remains aligned with Board allocations and does not impact planned activities or total amounts awarded by the BoCC for each program.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
ARPA Enabled Fund
Infant Mortality
$8,900 decrease in appropriation Infant Mortality - ARPA
$8,900 decrease in Appropriated Fund Balance
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
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