2020-38 - Coronavirus Relief County Funds

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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-38 Substitute for Res. No. 2020-38. Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, O'Malley, Rader, BY: Shachner A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, affirming that all funds received from the County Coronavirus Relief Distribution Fund pursuant to H.B. 481 be expended only to cover costs of the City of Lakewood consistent with the requirements of section 5001 of the CARES Act as described in 42 U.S.C. 601(d), and any applicable regulations and guidance. WHEREAS, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, 116 Public Law 136, (the CARES Act) was signed into law by the President of the United States on March 27, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Ohio General Assembly established a process for distributing funds provided by the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" in House Bill 481 of the 133rd General Assembly (H.B. 481); and WHEREAS, H.B. 481 requires subdivisions receiving funds under Section 1 of the act, to pass a resolution affirming that funds from the County Coronavirus Relief Distribution Fund may be expended only to cover costs of the subdivision consistent with the requirements of section 5001 of the CARES Act as described in 42 U.S.C. 601(d), and any applicable regulations before receiving said funds; and WHEREAS, Lakewood is requesting its share of funds from the County Coronavirus Relief Distribution Fund; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the State of Ohio is under an order of a state of emergency from the Governor and has incurred additional expenses and financial losses as a result of the COVED-19 pandemic; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Lakewood affirms that all funds received from the County Coronavirus Relief Distribution Fund pursuant to H.B. 481 be expended only to cover costs of the subdivision consistent with the requirements of section 5001 of the CARES Act as described in 42 U.S.C. 601(d), and any applicable regulations and guidance only to cover expenses that: (a) Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVI-19); (b) Were not accounted for in Lakewood's most recently approved budget as of March 27, 2020; and (c) Were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020. Section 2. The Director of Finance, in compliance with H.B. 481, shall take all necessary action to: