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XLEN HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2020-056 RESOLUTION ALLOCATING CARES ACT FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PAYROLL COSTS WHEREAS,the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)Act provided federal funds to the State of Minnesota, and the legislature and Governor thereby distributed these funds to local governments throughout Minnesota to deal with the financial impacts of COVID 19; and WHEREAS, the CARES funding requires a three-point test for utilization of the funds that they be: 1. Necessary expenditures for responding to COVID 19, 2. Not accounted for in the original budget process, and 3. Incurred during the period of March 1, 2020 to November 15, 2020; and WHEREAS, guidance from the United States Treasury for State, Territorial, Local and Tribal Governments,outlined in their Frequently Asked Questions,updated on September 2,2020, indicated that local governments "may presume that payroll costs for the public health and public safety employees are payments for services substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency, unless the chief executive (or equivalent) of the relevant government determines that specific circumstances indicate otherwise"; and this same guidance states that a cost was not accounted for in the most recently approved budget if the cost is for a substantially different use; and WHEREAS, guidance from the Inspector General of the United States Treasury for State, Territorial, Local and Tribal Governments issued guidance updated on September 21, 2020, indicating that governments "will not have to demonstrate/substantiate that a public health or public safety employee's function/duties were substantially dedicated to mitigating the emergency but must maintain records and documentation supporting payroll amounts reimbursed using CRF proceeds.As indicated in Treasury's Guidance,as an administrative accommodation,governments may presume that public health and public safety employees meet the substantially dedicated test, unless the chief executive (or equivalent) of the relevant government determines that specific circumstances indicate otherwise."; and To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage.