A RESOLUTION
BY:
NO.
TO AMEND DEADLINES SET FORTH IN COUNCIL’S PREVIOUS RESOLUTION NO. 1874, AND TO REAFFIRM THAT CORONAVIRUS AID MONEY RECEIVED UNDER THE FEDERAL “CARES ACT” WILL BE USED FOR AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES ONLY.

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 previously established a process for distributing CARES Act funding in S.B. 310 of the 133rd General Assembly, and that process was implemented by Council through the adoption of Resolution No. 1874; and

WHEREAS, the Ohio General Assembly recently adopted H.B. 614, which makes additional CARES Act funding available to municipalities and extends certain reporting and payment deadlines that had been established by the earlier S.B. 310; and

WHEREAS, the reporting and payment deadlines that were set forth in Resolution No. 1874 were consistent with those required under the earlier S.B. 310, but must be extended now to remain consistent with those set forth in H.B. 614;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAKWOOD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO:

SECTION I.

Council hereby reaffirms the provisions of Resolution No. 1874 addressing how CARES Act funding may be used, to wit: that all funds received from the County Coronavirus Relief Distribution Fund pursuant to S.B. 310 and/or H.B. 614 may only be expended, consistent with the requirements of section 5001 of the CARES Act, as described in 42 U.S.C. 801(d) and any applicable regulations and guidance, to cover expenses that:

(1)
Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19);
(2)
Were not accounted for in the City’s most recently approved budget as of March 27, 2020; and
(3)
Were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020.
SECTION II.

Council hereby extends all deadlines previously established by Resolution No. 1874. Accordingly, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to take all necessary action to:

(1)
On or before November 20, 2020, pay any unencumbered balance of money in the City’s local coronavirus relief fund to the County Treasurer;
(2)
On or before February 1, 2021, pay the balance of any money in the City’s local coronavirus relief fund to the state treasury in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management; and
(3)
Provide any information related to any payments received under S.B. 310 and/or H.B. 614 to the Director of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management as requested.
SECTION III.

In the event that the reporting and payment deadlines set forth in S.B. 310 and/or H.B. 614 are extended by subsequent action of the Ohio General Assembly, the deadlines set forth in this resolution shall extend automatically to remain consistent therewith, without the need for further action by Council.

SECTION IV.

This resolution shall take effect as of the day of its passage.