REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
BY: HENRY FIERRO, Budget Manager
Budget and Management Studies Division
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***RESOLUTION - 51st Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 appropriating $6,141,400 under the General Fund that will fund salary increases and overtime for Bargaining Units 04 (FPOA Non-Management) and 09 (FPOA Management), 05 (IAFF Non-Management) and 10 (IAFF Management) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) ((Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the Fresno City Council approve the 51st Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution No. 2021-178 to allocate $6,141,400 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for eligible uses as defined in the ARPA Final Rules, published as of January 6, 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $1.9 trillion emergency relief measure authorized by Congress and signed into law by the President March 11, 2021, to address the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on public health and the national economy. The City of Fresno has been programmed to receive $170,808,029, which will be paid in two tranches: May 2021 and May 2022.
Based on the eligible uses defined in the ARPA Final Rules, the Administration recommends assigning $6,141,400 of the first ARPA funding tranche towards the cost of the approved MOU agreements between the City of Fresno and the Fresno Police Officers Associations (FPOA: Unit 04, Non-Management and Unit 09, Management) along with a three percent salary rate change retroactively to June 2021 for the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF: Unit 05, Non-Management and Unit 10, Management), as well as to fully fund anticipated Fire's overtime activity in FY 2022.
The Administration recommends the Fresno City Council approve the 51st Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution N...
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