22-3320 Interlocal Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act Funding

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WHEREAS, ARPA, Treasury guidance, and/or the Interim Final Rule to the ARPA authorizes local governments to transfer Fiscal Recovery Funds to other local governments in order to allow the flexibility needed to achieve the greatest impact in implementing programs; and WHEREAS, CITY agrees that the transfer of certain Fiscal Recovery Funds to the COUNTY for COUNTY's implementation of programs serving a public purpose county -wide, as specified in this Agreement, will best serve the residents of Seminole County in recovering from the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, COUNTY agrees to implement the programs in accordance with the Florida Constitution's requirement in Article VII, Sec. 10 that all public money serve a public purpose, and the COUNTY agrees to closely monitor use of the funds. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises, mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by and between the Parties and for the mutual benefit of the Parties, the Parties agree as follows: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and form a material part of the Agreement upon which the Parties have relied. Section 2. Definitions. (a) "ARPA" means the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; P.L. 117-2. (b) "Cause" includes, but is not limited to, misuse of funds, fraud, lack of compliance with applicable rules, laws, regulations, and guidance, failure to perform on time, failure to comply with the express terms of this Agreement, or refusal to permit public access to any public record, defined by and subject to disclosure under Chapter 119, Florida, as amended. (c) "Fund" means the Fiscal Recovery Funds under ARPA. (d) "Party" means COUNTY or CITY; "Parties" mean COUNTY and CITY. (e) "Treasury" means the United States Department of Treasury. Interlocal Agreement between Seminole County and the City of Casselberry for American Rescue Plan Act Funding Page 2 of 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Certified Copy - Grant MaloSeminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Clerk of the Circuit Court an ComptrollereCertified at 09/01/2022 10:46:32 -04:00 Seminole County, Florid 4 eCertified Id: F8BD-CC14-881A Page 2 of 15