Number
201571
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, JOHNSON, STAMPER, ZAMARRIPA, SPIKER, PEREZ, KOVAC, DIMITRIJEVIC, COGGS, RAINEY, DODD, BORKOWSKI, LEWIS, AND HAMILTON
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division to create a transparent and inclusive plan for the allocation of funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration to establish a transparent and inclusive plan for the allocation of funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). This shall include at least the following steps:
1. Conducting a public survey to identify the community’s priorities for ARPA allocations.
2. The Department of Administration - Office of Equity and Inclusion establishing specific and measurable goals related to the allocation of funds.
3. Presenting a proposed budget for allocating and expending the ARPA award.
4. Soliciting comments from the public following presentation of the proposed ARPA budget.
5. Engaging in hearings before the Finance and Personnel Committee to finalize the ARPA allocation plan.
This resolution further specifies that no final allocation of the City’s ARPA funds shall be approved by the Common Council until a transparent and inclusive plan in compliance with this resolution has been implemented.
Body
Whereas, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law by President Joseph R. Biden on March 11, 2021, will provide Milwaukee with more than $400 million in federal stimulus investments urgently needed to help workers, families, businesses and state and local governments recover from the on-going COVID-19 public health emergency; and
Whereas, This federal award exceeds the City’s 2021 tax levy by more than $100 million and is equal to more than 25% of the City’s total 2021 Budget; and
Whereas, Given that the City’s ARPA award is of a similar scale to the City’s annua...
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